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Re:CDC declined to test new coronavirus patient for days, Ca... by bilekas on Thursday February 27, 2020 @12:01PM (#22435111)
Not to go too off topic and political but could you see any republicans going up in direct contrast to Trump saying : 'all is under control' ?

I certainly cant. And as shameful and sad as it sounds, until people start dying.. I don't see much movement on this.

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Re:CDC declined to test new coronavirus patient for days, Ca... by gnulinux on Thursday February 27, 2020 @02:13PM (#22436683)
It's going to be very late once people start dying. COVID-19 takes about 2 weeks to develop severe pneumonia. Once dozens of people start dying, assuming 1% fatality, there would be thousands of patients 2 weeks ago, spreading exponentially.
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