To limit the amount of testing required when the NBA returns, a testing procedure called “group testing” is under consideration by the league, league sources tell The Ringer. Several samples from multiple individuals are taken and "grouped" together into the same lab test, which can be done randomly or by mixing samples from members on the same team. If the test is positive, those people's samples would be separately restarted to locate which individual samples are responsible for the positive test. Mayo Clinic has developed a fingerstick test that it believes is just as accurate as a blood draw through a vein puncture at identifying people who have been exposed to coronavirus and have since developed antibodies. They are seeking to validate the fingerstick test’s accuracy.
Its where they use the same nose swab for everyone. Some people have expressed concern that sharing the nose swab could spread corona virus, while others have pointed to its cost benefits. 2 sides to every coin as they say...
That's not what they are referring to here. They just take all the samples and test them together and if anything comes positive, they then try to figure out whose test caused the positive. The goal is to actual process less lab tests.
Thanks to nutjob Bolsonaro. JUST IN: Brazil reports a daily record 19,951 new cases of coronavirus— The Spectator Index (@spectatorindex) May 20, 2020
Well, its true there is no source and its not like the chart tells the entire story. I mean, logically it makes sense that a lockdown would 'drag-out' the process (which isn't a bad thing btw). But those multiple peaks in the chart signify new hot spots in highly populated areas around the world (first China, then Italy-Spain, then UK-US-Russia), with more likely to come. It takes time for a new virus to travel across the world, hence the "fatness" of the curve. Its not like the same location experienced 3 outbreaks.
Better for some, worse for others. Here's the curve for Bavaria, who responded with a lockdown quickly and gradually adjusted depending on the numbers and the situation. Here's the tests positive / negative ratio. Testing as much, getting less positive results. We'll see how things adapt now that things opened up, but it's obvious that limiting access to public events, and social distancing brought results.
The positive rate going low is a good sign. The more testing and tracing you can do, the better. Also, every day you can drag things out is another day closer to a vaccine, better treatment protocol, less strain on health systems, and just overall better knowledge of whats going on. https://www.sciencemag.org/news/202...y-others-whereas-most-don-t-spread-virus-all# The "Sweden model" (which isn't even as loose as some think) only works if they get to herd immunity (unknown if or when that is possible). So you're sacrificing lives on the front end and not even maintaining your economy in the hopes that by next year you're in a favorable position. Well, a year is a long time and every day new advances are made that could make that timeline completely moot.
In the US we have a President made we are testing because he feels the optics look bad. You heard that correctly. He wishes we tested fewer so we would report less infections.
There's also the constant claim of having "the most tests in the world", but if you scale the tests on a per 1 million in population basis, the US is at 39th place.
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He took it a step farther and said that the US has conducted more tests than all other countries in the world combined. Obvious lie. Also, in some parts of the US they just lump the anti-body tests with the Covid diagnostic tests to make the test count higher. Not sure of the scale of this or if this is common practice in other countries(?). But apart from it being a bold-face lie, its problematic as you don't get a clear picture of where the active cases and hot spots are.
They are. Worldwide desths are steadily decreasing, just not as fast as people think. Peaked in mid-April.
"The tracing is absolutely necessary to track down the patients and the close contacts as early as possible."South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha joins @ABCNewsLive to discuss the country's response to the novel coronavirus pandemic. https://t.co/YOMhFLRXDa pic.twitter.com/mtnAx7hgWP— ABC News Live (@ABCNewsLive) May 22, 2020 FM Kang just oozes class, credibility, and is so calming here. There's more dignity in a single strand of her hair than the entire Trump admin.If you can believe it, Pompeo is supposed to be her American counterpart. https://t.co/2jbE7hweEc— Brian (#1 Max Christie Fan Acct) (@RunTheJules) May 22, 2020