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tblue37

(65,269 posts)
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 08:16 PM Mar 2020

Since delayed treatment seems to be correlated with the worst outcomes for

people with covid-19, the inability to get tested (unless you're already far along with the most florid symptoms), even when you have good reason to believe you've been exposed, is probably causing a lot of preventable deaths.

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Since delayed treatment seems to be correlated with the worst outcomes for (Original Post) tblue37 Mar 2020 OP
That is the problem everyone is concerned about. BigmanPigman Mar 2020 #1
Worse is that infected people are spreading it because they don't know they have the virus. Doodley Mar 2020 #2
K&R, China reported CV19 genetic sequence on Jan 12!! We still don't have WHO's mass test kits !! uponit7771 Mar 2020 #3
I asked this in another thread mercuryblues Mar 2020 #4

BigmanPigman

(51,582 posts)
1. That is the problem everyone is concerned about.
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 08:19 PM
Mar 2020

We know the lies by POTUS and inaction for two months will kill and bankrupt more people. More blood on his hands and he loves it since he is a sadist at his core.

The GOP and his cult are also sadists. They love to hate and hurt others. Sick fucks!

mercuryblues

(14,526 posts)
4. I asked this in another thread
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 09:46 PM
Mar 2020

South Korea has been proactive with testing. Finding people with no symptoms and treating/quarantining them. Their mortality rate is .6

Where the US has been reactive in testing C-19 with a much higher mortality rate.


So is the difference in the mortality rate because the more you test you get more positive diluting the number of deaths.
Or is it because of being able to treat asymptomatic positives before C-19 advances to a more lethal stage?

Are both true?

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