At its peak, the current COVID-19 pandemic has all but brought social and economic life to a virtual standstill. Although lockdowns and social distancing have proven effective in bringing down infection rates and COVID-associated deaths, they did so at considerable costs and thus at far unpredictable medical and psychological long-term effects. Rather than imposing mobility restrictions on the entire population and closing shops and stores, it would be much more desirable to effectively interrupt virus spread by isolating only those who are indeed infected.
