04-15-2020, 08:14 PM
(04-15-2020, 04:42 PM)oncemoreuntothejimbreech Wrote: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/the-reality-of-coronavirus-testing-continues-to-differ-from-trump-s-claims/ar-BB12zoe6?ocid=msn360
Testing has fallen off 30% and we're importing tests from South Korea.
If we can't test, we can't do disease surveillance. Also, if we can't test the number of new cases decreases which artificially flattens the curve while talking about "re-opening" the country.
Remember 3 whole hours ago when I wrote testing is down 30% which artificially flattens the curve?
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-says-white-house-to-release-guidelines-on-relaxing-social-distancing-on-thursday/ar-BB12GtbF?ocid=ientp
Quote:"The battle continues but the data suggests that nationwide we have passed the peak on new cases," Trump said at a news conference in the White House Rose Garden.
"These encouraging developments have put us in a very strong position to finalize guidelines on states for reopening the country," the president continued, adding that the White House would outline the guidelines during a news conference Thursday afternoon.
Of course the data indicates that because testing is down, thus cases are down. As of today, the Georgia Department of Health has only tested 4096 people since this began. Total. At the hospital, they have 8 PUIs. Persons under investigation. Which means the hospital only has 8 people sick enough to be admitted and tested. Eight! Yesterday the governor was talking about testing asymptomatic contacts to control the spread, but we can't even test all the sick people let alone their contacts. Asymptomatic patients are considered a "non-priority." Healthcare workers can't even get tested if exposed unless they have symptoms. But, a sick tiger in the Bronx zoo can get tested.