So a nasal or throat swab won't necessarily pick up much virus, until amplification...and by then the patient is often *really* sick (20-30% are hospitalized; I think 30% or so of those are sent to the ICU; 15%-20% of those IN THE ICU end up dying.)
More or less, and not allowing for those welded into their apartment homes or shepherded into hastily constructed containment camps, or those who suddenly *drop down dead* on the street.
I’ve heard that the nurses are having to take their masks off after about 6 hours and huff o2 because the masks are restricting breathing. Is it possible some of the ‘drop dead’ folks were suffocated from over-wearing masks?