Confirmed Infected (IgM antibodies or virus detection)
Confirmed infected are defined as those who have tested "positive" for the COVID-19 virus or the acute IgM antibody. These people need to follow medical guidance, which is either in-hospital treatment or at-home self-quarantine. They would be retested until immunity is confirmed and the acute infection is resolved.
High Risk (with no antibody protection)
Taking guidance from the CDC, those who are at the highest risk are defined as older Americans, 60 and above, and those who are immuno-compromised.
As Dr. Deborah Birx has also recently stated, people who live in COVID "hot zones" are at higher risk of contracting the virus than other parts of the country. If you live in New York City, you are at higher risk of contracting coronavirus than if you live in other parts of the country.
Here are the confirmed cases by state. (This is a map showing the numbers)
Older Americans, people with compromised immune systems, and those who live in COVID "hot zones" should severely curtail their social interactions, very similar to many of the "safer at home" policies currently instituted by many states and municipalities.
Medium Risk
If you are experiencing flu-like symptoms, you should self-quarantine and be tested and retested to confirm COVID-19 or to rule it out.
If you live in an urban population center in New York, New Jersey, Michigan, Louisiana, or California, you are at higher risk of contracting the coronavirus and should take precautions to protect yourself and your neighbors.
If you are healthy but live with someone in a high-risk category, you should take precautions to protect your loved ones and consider testing to know the status of immunity.
Low Risk or confirmed antibody protection
If you are young and healthy and live in a more suburban or rural setting, your risk of contracting COVID is low. While you should continue to practice "social distancing" measures and wash your hands regularly, you should be permitted to go back to work and begin to socialize in small group settings.
So how many weeks do you think it would take to set up a testing plan like this? What should we do differtly fro our current efforts until this is in place?