I think that testing is of limited value. People should just stay home when they’re sick. And if you’re not in mortal danger, but have symptoms, stay home and initiate a telephone dialogue w/your PCP. Chances are the doc will tell you “you might have it so quarantine”. I’m a healthcare worker (ems), I had the virus last April. That’s what I did. Not being able to smell my dog’s #2 convinced me (and my doc). So the doc and I had a daily phone call. I never got tested until months later before a colonoscopy.
A problem I see are the medicaid patients who use 911 as their PCP. They *think* they might have covid. They get to the ED to be told that unless they’re admitted they can’t be tested there. Only then do they go to a testing location. Those who test positive (but aren’t bad sick) have spread germs while dumping sand in our gears. But hey those “free” ambulance rides buy votes!
Absolutely. But it has been said from early on, and I don't know that anyone has said otherwise since then, that many people who have Covid-19 have no symptoms. They must be spreading a lot more sand in the gears than those who simply go to a center set up for testing.