On Fri, 13 Mar 2020 16:15:23 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

On 3/13/2020 3:57 PM, Keyser Soze wrote:
On 3/13/20 3:53 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 3/13/2020 3:39 PM, Keyser Soze wrote:
On 3/13/20 2:41 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:


I think the complaints about the lack of Test Kits
in the USA is a lot of noise but may not be as
meaningful as it would seem.

We are reminded daily that South Korea produced kits
and tests 20,000 people *daily*.

Yet, South Korea has 7,979 confirmed cases of coronavirus
(and still rising) in a population of 51.5 million.

The USA with a shortage of kits is only testing 200-300
people a day.Â* Yet, with a population over 6 times that
of South Korea, the USA has about 1,600 confirmed cases.


How is the availability of test kits helping South Korea?

Other factors and initiativesÂ* in the USA seem to be
more successful.


Someone with a science background would know there aren't enough test
kits/results in the USA to determine anything yet.

But I am sure the Trumpsters appreciate your never-ending asskissing.





My question is what do the tests accomplish that following the
recommendations of the medical and scientific community doesn't?

That is a completely absurd response.


Why is that?

Patient with cough, fever and shortness of breath calls doctor.
Doctor says, "you need to self-quarantine" for 14 days. If it
gets worse, call me again."

Patient with cough, fever and shortness of breath visits doctor
and has a "Test". Test is positive.

Doctor then says, "you need to self-quarantine for 14 days.
If it gets worse, call me again."

Patient with cough, fever and shortness of breath visits doctor
and has a "Test". Test is negative.

Doctor then says, "you don't have the coronavirus now but please
follow all the recommendations of the medical/scientific community,
limiting your exposure to large crowds. But, it's still very
possible you'll end up becoming infected."

What did the test accomplish?

If you are tested positive and survive, it bends the curve and they
get better stats.