50% – 75% of cases of Covid-19 are asymptomatic

Re:50% – 75% of cases of Covid-19 are asymptomatic by wool_gather on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @06:04PM (#22611018)

The results of the individual test might have limited use to the individual.

But the idea that the information won't be used is nonsense. It's invaluable for the overall response. We have only the vaguest of ideas how many people (in the U.S.) are infected. The more information we have about cases with few or no symptoms, the more we can understand the spread and take appropriate measures (that will also be more obviously justified, countering people who claim overreaction).

More accurate information about symptoms would also help individual people:

- help them understand that they can feel fine and still be getting other people sick

- help them have an accurate picture of contracting the disease, instead of leaving it to nightmares

There's no universe where having more information about the situation would not be better.

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Re:50% – 75% of cases of Covid-19 are asymptomatic by halleym on Wednesday March 18, 2020 @10:22AM (#22616947)

In my experience, government/businesses/schools have been slow to close without confirmed test results. If you don't get the tests, no one is going to pull the trigger on quarantining. That is frustrating to me.

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