In Neustrelitz, Germany, a negative coronavirus test gives students a green sticker — and the freedom to not wear a mask.
As Katrin Bennhold reported for The New York Times, students could voluntarily go to tents at their high school, get a test kit, and swab themselves. One student received results later that night.
Everyone can get two free tests a week. Those who test positive are required to stay home for two weeks. And the negative testers only get green stickers until their next test.
When it comes to scaling, there could be a few issues: Henry Tesch, the school's headmaster, told Bennhold that the tests came from an old friend at a biotech company. He offered them to Tesch as a free pilot. Without that, it would've been a costly endeavor.
And the US is in the midst of another coronavirus testing crisis, as Business Insider's Morgan McFall-Johnsen reported. Tests have grown more difficult to come by, and result wait times can clock in at over a week.