Southeast Asia could be the next coronavirus hot spot — these charts show why
“The region as a whole has reported more than 28,000 cases as of Sunday, according to data by Johns Hopkins University. Collectively, Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia and Singapore account for 87.9% of total cases reported in Southeast Asia, the data showed.”
ANTIBODY TESTING
Some antibody tests for COVID-19 previous infection can give false results, experts say
It’s the Covid Clinic. According to spokesman Matt Collins, it’s a partnership by Sean Penn’s nonprofit Community Organized Relief Effort, or CORE, and Huntington Beach family practice Dr. Matthew Abinante.
For $125, a person can get a nasal swab test for COVID-19., For $75 you can take an antibody test.
“.. Some are misusing antibody test results to diagnose the disease, not realizing that they can miss the early stages of infection.
“People don’t understand how dangerous this test is,” said Michael T. Osterholm, an infectious disease expert at the University of Minnesota. “We sacrificed quality for speed, and in the end, when it’s people’s lives that are hanging in the balance, safety has to take precedence over speed.”
Even as government agencies, companies and academic researchers scramble to validate existing tests and create better ones, there are doubts they can deliver as promised. Most tests now available mistakenly flag at least some people as having antibodies”
$125? say what?
are these problems, real problems, or embellished problems?