Steve Lookner
@lookner
”The small number of U.S. cases thus far may be a reflection of limited testing, not of the virus’ spread.”
”The virus is beginning to spread locally in countries outside China, but no one knows if that’s the case here, because they aren’t checking.“
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/02/25/cdc-coronavirus-test/
Bingo!!!!
They are testing.
They're just not talking.
Or it could be that it has spread, and the cases are so mild sufferers suspect they have a cold or flu and don’t bother to seek treatment.
It’s kinda like when I’ve read comments from Europeans this winter that they’ve had influenza A or influenza B I gathered that our medical system has more of “relaxed” attitude about viruses. I’ve never had a swab for a virus even when I was very ill in bed with what I assumed was flu but called the doctor on the 8th day when fever still hadn’t broke and he called in an antibiotic. It worked, thank the Lord, but I never did find out which “strain” I had or even a confirmation it was flu.