Testing should be saved for two purposes: 1) to guide care in a hospital setting. 2) to determine the current status of the population. Randomized testing wo

Testing should be saved for two purposes: 1) to guide care in a hospital setting. 2) to determine the current status of the population. Randomized testing would give us a view into where the virus is spreading and allow us to allocate resources effectively. It would also give us a view into what percentage of a given population is a carrier, or has already recovered. All of these data would be greatly helpful. What isn’t helpful is using tests on people who aren’t either part of a study or under active care.