More testing is the way to go BIGSTOCKThe numbers paint a clear pictureIn the last two weeks, Bangladesh has witnessed a continuous decline in the Covid-19 test numbers. Pathogen’s ability to transmit from one person to another is often expressed with the basic reproduction number -- infectiousness of the disease, Ro. All lives are invaluable; however, even if someone is obsessed with an economic benefit, this number strikingly suggests that imposing fees on the tests that discourage poor people to go for testing does not make economic sense. Those losses are invaluable, and so the actual benefit of saving people’s lives definitely is much more than just the economic benefits mentioned here. Therefore, the imposition of a fee on Covid-19 testing, especially those who are poor, is inhumane and unjustifiable in terms of economic benefit.

Source: Dhaka Tribune July 13, 2020 11:15 UTC