Former Sheriff turned leader of the zombie survival camp, Rick Grimes, has been known for his strict testing requirements to join his notoriously safe settlement. That will soon be changing as he told the locals that they will not be doing regular testing, but they will be switching to random mitigation testing for the zombie virus. 

This came as a surprise to many who felt like their sense of security vanished after that announcement came out. Former pizza delivery man turned absolute badass Glenn Rhee spoke out during the announcement saying, “What’s the point then Rick? How can we know if people are staying safe if we are not regularly testing? I think a ton of people will slip through the cracks.”

Rick and the rest of the settlement government gave various explanations for the change. “We do not have the resources to spare to test people every 10 days like that CDC guy said,” Rick Grimes explained, “We are asking all of you to self-monitor. If you see any symptoms please come get tested at our sites.” 

“I am really in support of this change,” said former advertising executive Sam Townsend, “Saving the money and resources on this change will really help our group. Plus it gives me a break from those super-inconvenient tests.” While being interviewed Townsend was seen sweating and covering a poorly bandaged bite-mark.

Only time will tell how this policy change will affect those at the settlement. The only guaranteed outcome is that the number of positive tests will go down. 

Update: Two weeks after our initial report. The settlement is abandoned and there appear to be no living survivors. The zombie formerly known as Sam Townsend can be seen shuffling around the center of town. Evidence collected at the testing site shows there were zero confirmed cases in the past two weeks.