Elon Musk reports testing positive for Covid-19 for second time

In philosophy, the Ship of Theseus is a thought experiment that asks if something is the same thing after all its components have been changed.

Coronavirus variants have emerged throughout the two-year pandemic. According to Johns Hopkins University, more than 976,000 people have died in the US from Covid-19. Case numbers have dropped but officials have warned of possible rises fueled by variants or subvariants.

In November 2020, Musk questioned the accuracy of Covid-19 tests after claiming results showed he tested positive twice then negative twice on the same day.

Tesla has hiked prices of its cars in the recent past, citing inflationary pressures, and has said it would not launch new models this year due to supply-chain headwinds.