The Navica app is a dynamic mobile solution rolled out by Abbott alongside its card-based diagnostic test. To put it into context, this is the company that is supplying the United States government with 150 million rapid coronavirus tests. What the Navica app is designed to do is keep a record of users' virus test results as unique QR codes. The hope is that once economic restrictions loosen up, businesses can scan customer QR codes before letting them in. This, in turn, ensures a safer experience for all. Negative test results will stay valid for seven days.
The Navica app carries implications for a diverse range of businesses and institutions, including retail, schools, workplaces, and especially travel.
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Key Themes Behind This Trend
- Digital Health Pass
- There is an opportunity for companies to create digital health pass apps similar to Navica that enable safe access to various spaces during COVID-19.
- QR Code Screening
- QR code screening is an innovative way to ensure the safe entry of customers into businesses, schools, and workplace facilities.
- Mobile Health Solutions
- The advent of mobile health solutions like Navica opens up possibilities for other mobile-based health solutions that can aid in combating the spread of the virus.
Where This Applies
- Retail
- Retail establishments can explore the use of Navica-like mobile health solutions to create safe shopping environments for their customers.
- Schools
- Schools can leverage QR code screening technologies to ensure the safety of their staff and students when the school reopens.
- Travel
- The travel industry can invest in similar mobile health solutions to ensure the safety of passengers who crave a safe experience amid the pandemic.
