Apparently some of them are- up to 40%.
So, were positive infections diagnosed as negative?
And were some negative diagnosis wrong and really positive?
Good grief!
No mention how many percentage wise (negative vs positive) were wrong, and how do they know specifically which ones were incorrect?
Is there a link about these inaccurate WHO tests?
This afternoon I went to a one off discount store to avoid the crowds, in the hopes of finding some corned beef.
First impression: an air of anxiety hung over the property so I asked the guy gathering up the shopping carts if the store got slammed today. He said for the last five days it had been over run with shoppers.
I was more curious than in need of things so I went about my shopping with a curious but carefree attitude.
There was no toilet paper, so I settled for a 12 roll cardboard box of commercial paper towels. These are the white heavy grade paper towels that are in workshops or restrooms. A roll was 3.99 each. I hoped that the whole box was 3.99, but that was naïve thinking. The box ran about $48, and will become a part of my estate. I will likely have enough toilet paper to last the rest of my life. There were literally over one hundred boxes in the stack, so I did not feel that I was committing an act of hoarding. Most people were quietly purchasing multiple boxes of tissues, as a toilet paper substitute.
It was a very limited inventory, just by the nature of the store, but I managed to cobble together enough useful items to justify the visit. The highlight was discovering that the store had an unexpectedly large variety of dog and cat food.
There were zero meats to choose from, so no chance to secure corned beef.
To the clerk’s credit, I was asked if I was a veteran and received a 10% discount.
I had a Knorr alfredo pasta (.99) with a small salmon packet (.75) for dinner. I almost got full, ahead of my dinner by snacking on a packet (.50) of peanut butter filled mini pretzels. My pre apocalypse meal set me back a cool $2.24.
Remarkably, some of us may find ourselves ordered to quarantine in place. Do not want! Do not like!
I am fading fast, so I bid the remaining stalwart posters here, a good night. Well done freepers.
Be sure to take care of your immune system.
Just multiply all the official case numbers by 10 — probably put us in the ballpark of the true number of victims. As for the deaths multiplier, I have no idea. I assume the vast majority of undiagnosed cases are/were mild, well over the 80% mild-moderate case rate in the ones that are actually confirmed.