Testing everyone to bring down the numbers

In the newest attempt to avoid a closure, a number of cities are calling on its residents who have no reason to think they might have CoronaVirus to go get tested. Until now one had to have a really good reason to get referred for a test - either an actual exposure or having symptoms, or in some cases living in a hot zone  was enough. Obviously one could lie to his doctor in order to get referred for a test, so it was not really all that difficult, but on the straight and narrow, people with no justifiable reason ...