When you order a test you have to first ask “Why?” And then, “How will the answer change management?” Testing could potentially give data but with testing there are “Alpha errors” and “Beta errors”. Death is a “hard fact”. There are no “false” positives or negatives. Sure, testing gives us a better idea of “where the virus is now” but the death rate is just a week or so behind that and the data is irrefutable.
I’m not talking about testing people, I’m talking about testing systems...the US healthcare system in particular.