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Re:CDC declined to test new coronavirus patient for days, Ca... by Natsu on Thursday February 27, 2020 @12:23PM (#22435396)
Well, the result of the diagnostic test could cause harm (panic, unnecessary treatment, people not quarantined when they should be) if it was not accurate enough, but they should probably fast track something given the circumstances.
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Re:CDC declined to test new coronavirus patient for days, Ca... by koheripbal on Thursday February 27, 2020 @04:29PM (#22438139)
You know what causes greater panic? An outbreak that only to the attention of the media when corpses start piling up at the hospital, all because an undetected cluster wasn't identified when it was starting.
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Re:CDC declined to test new coronavirus patient for days, Ca... by Natsu on Thursday February 27, 2020 @11:21PM (#22440488)
You may be right, but I think that's a call for medical professionals to make. I do hope they fast track things without unnecessary delay, though.
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