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Bill Gates and Amazon back self-testing coronavirus project

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Bill Gates and Amazon have teamed up to create a system where people can self-test for COVID-19 at home. The project called SCAN (greater Seattle Coronavirus Assessment Network) allows people to test themselves from their homes, whether they have symptoms or not.
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