What is a test going to do? Washington had access to all the tests they needed, if they didn’t take the tests and send them in it’s the state government who is the problem, not the feds. Good grief, it’s not like the test is going to cure the darn virus.
Good grief, it’s not like the test is going to cure the darn virus.
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No it won’t. But it will tell us what has to be done to slow and eventually stop the spread of the virus. Personally I think that the slow start of testing is unfortunate but hardly the disaster that the Marxist Stream Media is pushing.
If testing really ramps up and is widespread we could come out of this OK. The reason is that right now the number of cases we know about are relatively small - in the hundreds.
But it really needs to ramp up quickly to allow self-quarantining of those who are infected. That should be possible. It will slow the spread of the virus that is currently doubling every 2-3 days.
And I’m betting the travel restrictions are going to have to ramp up. Italy is certainly a candidate. A tough decision for Trump but he should do it. At the minimum we need to test everyone getting off a plane from Italy.
Washington had no tests until YESTERDAY for those at the nursing home facility.
Our testing has been weeks behind the curve. CDC sent out 50 tests to each state and then told them not to use them because they were flawed.
What good does testing do??
South Korea has tested 140,000 people. Testing helps in that people know if they have COVID19 or not and they can be quarantined.