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drussell:

--- Quote from: Bud on March 25, 2020, 11:48:28 pm ---I heard while it does not require an appointment, they still triage people at the entrance so not everyone gets a test. Is that correct?
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--- Quote from: maginnovision on March 26, 2020, 12:12:47 am ---I'm not sure about specifics, I'd basically have to go down there to learn more and I can't drive ATM. I don't want to take my wife and kids down there either. As soon as I can I'd be happy to find out. That's more an issue of time if they do though, not that they won't test you just need to wait longer.
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I would strongly suspect that they are still limiting the actual testing to those with probable infection like showing symptoms or known exposure, recent travel from hot-zone, etc. since there are still very limited numbers of tests and the lab supplies to process them in (at least most areas of) the US.

It will be nice when they get to the capacity level to actually be able to test anyone from the general public without having to ration the tests, which gives better insight into the actual spread, rather than just trying to catch up with testing the symptomatic individuals, etc.  Here in Alberta we have tested a total of 35508 people thus far, or one test for every 123 residents, with 419 positive results, or about a 1.2% positive rate of those tested.

Electro Detective:

--- Quote from: engrguy42 on March 25, 2020, 09:31:55 pm ---Move along...nothing happening here...just some facts to inject.

FWIW, here is my summary of today's (March 25) WHO report on the 8 countries with the highest COVID19 deaths to date.

Here's where the US stands:

- Remains #6 in total deaths to date.

- #4 in new deaths since yesterday's report

- #3 in confirmed cases to date.

- #6 in confirmed cases as % of total population.

- #8 (last place) in total deaths to date as % of population

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Are these casualties collateral damage the result of violence and or stampede crushing at the supermarket over toilet paper ?  :-//


An important message from the WHO:  :clap:





drussell:

--- Quote from: engrguy42 on March 25, 2020, 09:31:55 pm ---Move along...nothing happening here...just some facts to inject.

FWIW, here is my summary of today's (March 25) WHO report on the 8 countries with the highest COVID19 deaths to date.

Here's where the US stands:

- Remains #6 in total deaths to date.
- #4 in new deaths since yesterday's report
- #3 in confirmed cases to date.
- #6 in confirmed cases as % of total population.
- #8 (last place) in total deaths to date as % of population
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Ok. All true enough.  I don't understand what point you're trying to make, though.

They are also:
- #1 in active, unresolved cases.
- #1 in new confirmed infections per day
- #1 in speed of rise in cases since first 100 detected
(the slope of the line is almost right on the doubles-every-2-days line, surpassing Italy and Spain)

Within the next 48h they will also become the country with the highest number of total confirmed cases.

maginnovision:

--- Quote from: drussell on March 26, 2020, 12:36:21 am ---
--- Quote from: Bud on March 25, 2020, 11:48:28 pm ---I heard while it does not require an appointment, they still triage people at the entrance so not everyone gets a test. Is that correct?
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--- Quote from: maginnovision on March 26, 2020, 12:12:47 am ---I'm not sure about specifics, I'd basically have to go down there to learn more and I can't drive ATM. I don't want to take my wife and kids down there either. As soon as I can I'd be happy to find out. That's more an issue of time if they do though, not that they won't test you just need to wait longer.
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I would strongly suspect that they are still limiting the actual testing to those with probable infection like showing symptoms or known exposure, recent travel from hot-zone, etc. since there are still very limited numbers of tests...

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That would be discrimination. The by appt. ones are definitely more exclusive. In fact, I had all the symptoms and couldn't get tested. I think approving places like LabCorp to do testing is going to be a bigger help than having govt control everything.

Bud:

--- Quote from: Bud on March 25, 2020, 10:17:02 pm ---
--- Quote from: imo on March 25, 2020, 08:58:58 pm ---Media informed about doctors from China, Russia and Cuba who came to help Italy. Is that so? How is their contribution (ie special methods, drugs, equipment)?

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I do not think they know some secret magic recipes  but in this difficult situation for Italy any help with resources, human and technical ones, is a big relief. The Russians sent 15 monster cargo planes full of equipment and desinfecting trucks, but it is probably too early to estimate results as that happened just over the last 48 hrs.

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There they are going to Bergamo, lots of trucks.

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