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Re:Coronavirus pandemic takes hold, we are making decisions ... by hatenberg on Wednesday March 18, 2020 @06:58AM (#22615278)
This talk at the start of an exponential curve is exactly the problem
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Re:Coronavirus pandemic takes hold, we are making decisions ... by spookthesunset on Wednesday March 18, 2020 @01:03PM (#22618806)
I wonder how many people are fitting the “how many people are tested” to the same exponential curve? If there is exponential growth in the number of tests given, it follows there would be an exponential growth in number of cases detected.
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Re:Coronavirus pandemic takes hold, we are making decisions ... by jsight on Thursday March 19, 2020 @04:36PM (#22631458)
That is absolutely true, which is one of the reasons that it is surprising that the curve isn't any higher than it is.
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