Show HN: A Covid-19 testing location site that a group of us are building

Re:Show HN: A Covid-19 testing location site that a group of... by souterrain on Saturday March 21, 2020 @08:23PM (#22651497)

I believe the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene has regulatory authority over healthcare providers within the City of New York.

Their 2020 Advisory #8 COVID-19 Update for New York City [1] directed towards healthcare providers states in the summary that "Outpatient testing must not be encouraged, promoted or advertised."

Additionally, "To preserve PPE for HCW providing medically necessary care for hospitalized patients, the NYC Health Department is directing healthcare facilities to IMMEDIATELY STOP TESTING NON-HOSPITALIZED PATIENTS FOR COVID-19 unless test results will impact the clinical management of the patient. In addition, do not test asymptomatic people, including HCWs or first responders. COVID-19 testing is only indicated for HOSPITALIZED PATIENTS."

[1] https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/doh/downloads/pdf/han/advisory/2...

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Re:Show HN: A Covid-19 testing location site that a group of... by sjg007 on Saturday March 21, 2020 @08:31PM (#22651548)

Ok so that tells you how f* we are.

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Re:Show HN: A Covid-19 testing location site that a group of... by souterrain on Saturday March 21, 2020 @08:40PM (#22651581)

On the contrary, that tells us the NYC public health regulator is making logical choices in the face of systemic limitations.

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Re:Show HN: A Covid-19 testing location site that a group of... by sjg007 on Saturday March 21, 2020 @09:11PM (#22651756)

F'd meaning they tested 10k people. The full impact hasn't peaked.

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