[lightman]

BINGO.

The CDC has been saying for a week that we don’t have enough data and that when the testing data finally emerges there will be a spike in reports which on the surface will seem alarming, but the spike will be caused by having more test data.

[cherry]

and as testing increases, and cases increase, the CFR will drop dramatically.....you see, people can't have it both ways....

I kind of get the impression that some people WANT to be proven right about the CFR being high...

[Fury]

...there will be a spike in reports which on the surface will seem alarming, but the spike will be caused by having more test data.

You write that very eloquently. Thank you for that.

Guess how the media will write that:

"Number of cases SURGES"

"Number of cases EXPLODES"

"Number of cases (insert word of day here)"

Even the Surgeon General is doing this. A problem can be serious without being that way.

FUD. It drives the markets (*in part*). It drives panic buying. It's a very strong influence on how people act, think, and react.