The Corona Container

A low-cost open-source plan to test 300,000 people in 20 days using urban public spaces.

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1. Introducing the Corona Container.
2. The only way to get back to normal is through mass testing. This is a scalable plan to test nearly 300,000 people in one city in one month using public spaces and low- cost materials.
3. Intellectual property note. It is Bump’s sincere hope that this sparks a creative conversation about much-needed low-cost solutions for mass testing of the coronavirus. We encourage cities across the world to use this as a starting point to develop their own solutions. We are making this available under the following creative commons license: Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike CC BY-NC-SA This license lets others remix, adapt, and build upon Bump’s work non- commercially, as long as they credit Bump and license their new creations under the identical terms.
4. Our coalition-building partner. Olivier Van Horenbeeck and his team at Growth Inc, have thrown their support behind this project to connect the right dots and build the right coalitions of the willing to make this concept a reality.
5. Testing millions of people can be a rushed, disorganised, apocalyptic experience…
6. Testing millions of people can be a rushed, disorganised, apocalyptic experience… …or we can think it through to make it fast, safe and as pleasant as possible.
7. This is also a chance for citizens of cities to come together in a powerful, inspiration way as they find their way back to regular life. And it’s an opportunity for city officials to let their citizens know they are truly there for them.
8. The Corona Container system is a plan to implement mass testing for coronavirus using the City of Antwerp, Belgium as an example. It has been designed, however, to be reproduced in a non-commercial context in any city with large public spaces, using readily available low-cost materials.
9. The recipe. • Repurposed shipping container. • Use of voting registries/neighbourhood population information to invite people to timed testing slots in an open public space near their homes. • Clearly marked tracks for families and individuals with safe distancing, limited interaction with others and minimal waiting times. • Trained volunteers to administer non-invasive rapid tests. • An injection of culture to make this first return to public life memorable for the right reasons.
10. Rapid testing apparatus housing Family waiting circles Centre stage with injection of local culture – could be band, comedian, local personality or video screen with messages from prominent people. Host/Tester (yellow) Individual citizen (black)/waiting circle Testing area Single container concept.
11. Host/tester track one Host/tester track two Testing area Single container concept.
12. A note on the testing container. With the testing area, we considered the need to balance the following: 1. Safety – to ensure the testing area does not facilitate the spread of the virus. 2. Privacy – the need for citizens, especially families with young children to undergo what may be a short but traumatic nasal swab. 3. Cost/availability – the need to use materials that can be cheaply an easily sourced anywhere in the world. Because the virus can live on metal surfaces for several days, ideally the containers would have built-in disinfection systems that activate after every use. This may be a hurdle in some areas more than others. We are considering alternative testing area designs to strike the right balance of the the above three factors.
13. 1 container tests 48p/h 1 container tests 336p/day 1 container tests 6720p/month Amandus - Atheneum 19 722 3 Brederode 11 613 2 Centraal Station 7 632 2 Dam 5 205 1 Eilandje 4 020 1 Haringrode 10 691 2 Harmonie 6 027 1 Historisch Centrum 5 965 1 Markgrave 6 252 1 Nieuw - Zuid 678 1 Sint-Andries 6 190 1 Stadspark 13 107 2 Stuivenberg 18 613 3 Theaterbuurt-Meir 6 616 1 Universiteitsbuurt 5 571 1 Zuid 8 898 2 Zurenborg 5 558 1 Oud - Berchem 15 822 3 Borgerhout Intra Muros N 15 579 3 Borgerhout Intra Muros Z 14 267 3 Totalen 188026 35 The result.
14. Single container concept. aerial view
15. Three-container concept.
16. Three-container concept.
17. Three-container concept.
18. Three-container concept. aerial view
19. Two-container concept. ground view
20. User experience flow for family of 2-6 people (v1). 1. Notification: Head of household notified by email of timed slot and site and provided full overview of testing choreography including visuals of the site. 2. Arrival at location: Family is greeted by one of several hosts at various sides of site. Host again explains the flow.(Nice to have: all staff’s protective clothing and mask are made less clinical in appearance by adding for example, a common logo or inspirational slogan.). The family shows ID and is registered by the host on a tablet. 3. Entering the queue: The host guides the family to an empty waiting circle. 4. The waiting experience: Throughout the max thirty-minute waiting time, musicians, magicians and/or other local performers are perched on a central platform at a safe distance. The platform could also house a large screen with video messages from prominent figures in Antwerp. 5. The test: Host leads individual to a final waiting circle and denotes the standing area and standing position for the individual to prepare to be tested. The individual enters the testing container. The fluid/blood sample is collected and the individual exits and is told to expect their results by email.
21. User experience flow for single people (v1). 1. Notification: Individual notified by email of timed slot and site and provided full overview of testing choreography including visuals of the site. 2. Arrival at location: Family is greeted by one of several hosts at various sides of site. Host again explains the flow. The individual shows ID that matches nametag and is registered by the host on a tablet. 3. Entering the queue: The host guides the individual to an empty waiting circle. 4. The waiting experience: Throughout the max thirty-minute waiting time, musicians, magicians and/or other local performers are perched on a central platform at a safe distance. The platform could also house a large screen with video messages from prominent figures in the city. 5. The test: Host leads individual to a final waiting circle and denotes the standing area and standing position for the individual to prepare to be tested. The individual enters the testing container. The fluid/blood sample is collected and the individual exits and is told to expect his/her results by email.
22. Why a container? The container, aside from being cost-effective and readily available, serves two core purposes: 1. To act as a shelter for testing, to house the testing platforms (such as the Abbott ID NOW) and associated IT infrastructure to input test results. 2. To act as the central recognizable branding component that gives citizens the comfort and trust that the city has though this experience through. After one week of visit to the “Corona Container,” word will spread to family and friends that the experience is not wholly unpleasant (despite what may be a painful nasal swab), thereby stimulating compliance in mass testing.
23. Indicative team needed on site for one container set up • 1x Site medical lead (health professional) • 1x Site operations lead • 2x Family track hosts • 2x Individual track hosts • 2x Floor managers • 6x Trained testers • 2x IT support staff • 1x Entertainment managers • 3x Entertainers/performers (rotating shifts, volunteers ) • 2x Medical volunteers • 2x Police officers Sites operation in two shifts, 8-12.00 & 13.00-17.00, incl 2 30- minute breaks during shifts.
24. Indicative prep team per site • 1x site operations lead • 1x build out team (4 people ) • 1x site medical lead ( training testers ) • 1x catering team • 2x Family track hosts • 2x Individual track hosts • 6x Testers • 2x IT support staff
25. Materials needed per site • 1 branded and modified testing apparatus container • 1 (space permitting) branded and modified catering & utilities container • 1 central platform for performers including basic AV equipment • (Custom-branded) protective clothing for volunteers • Electricity set up to power testing apparatus and AV equipment • Backup electricity • Network setup • Tablets and installed software to register and record samples
26. We have an opportunity to make this a moment of collective reawakening, a celebration of a city’s resilience in the face of an unexpected threat. If we think this through, we can deliver safe, fast testing in a way that will deliver high compliance and a much needed morale boost for an ailing city.
27. Questions that still need answers. • Will we test for immunity or for the virus itself? • Will it be a blood test or nasal swab? • How long will it take to get the test result? • When will mass testing be available? • How will the IT system work? • Who will administer the test when healthcare staff is still overburdened? • What are the privacy implications? • How can we adapt the container to further mitigate the risks of the virus spreading?
28. Are there obstacles to overcome? Questions to be answered to get this right? Absolutely. We don’t think this is a perfect system. We are actively pursuing partnerships to refine this approach. Our ultimate goal, however, is that cities or even companies around the world use this as a starting point to build a solution that works for them.
29. Wait a sec. Who exactly is Bump?
30. Experiences by Bump. We solve problems and tell stories with technology and design. Our Belgium-based team of international team of strategists, designers, creatives, architects and engineers works with clients to rethink spaces and systems, tell technology-driven stories, build bespoke games, and create brand experiences that marry the physical and digital.
31. Aalmoezenierstraat 13 2000 Antwerp www.bump.nu Contacts. Brett Kobie, Strategy & Creative Lead, brettkobie@bump.nu Koen Huyghe, Co-founder & Design Lead, koen@bump.nu Arnoud Schoofs, Co-founder & Innovation Lead, arnoud@bump.nu Olivier Van Horenbeeck, Managing Partner, Growth_Inc. olivier@growth-inc.be