Could a wristband or certificate allow you out of lockdown after a negative coronavirus test?

By Magda Osman, Reader in Experimental Psychology, Queen Mary University of London

An escalation of coronavirus cases and the discovery of two new variants in the UK has led to increasing restrictions and a new national lockdown. But could freedom passes based on negative test results – in the form of wristbands or certificates – offer a way to avoid placing restrictions on everyone?

On the back of a recent mass testing regime in Slovakia in October, after a second wave of coronavirus cases, the UK’s Behavioural Insights Team (BIT) argued it…

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