Severe cases and hospitalizations would be down if treatment with supplements and HCQ were made available to patients who showed at least two symptoms of the virus even if they did not have a positive test. Waiting for positive test results means letting the virus get stronger while the immune system has to work harder. Or G-d forbid go into overdrive and set off a cytotokine storm. At high risk persons should be supplied with home O2 meters so they can check their levels and be ready for emergency transport should it go into the danger zone.
People should be advised to take zinc, vitamin C, get as much sun as they can (or take supplement Vitamin D)along with proper rest and diet. All ways to boost the immune system and decrease inflammation.
“high risk persons should be supplied with home O2 meters so they can check their levels”
My new $45 smartwatch monitors O2 day and night (assuming I wear the watch to sleep, obviously). Useful to check for sleep apnea as well. Also does a basic EKG which is analyzed on the companion Android app. Some prefer to buy more expensive name-brand watches but they end up with less functionality.