Re:Show HN: A Covid-19 testing location site that a group of...
by jariel on Sunday March 22, 2020 @09:35AM
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It is absolutely about test availability.
Nations such as S. Korea are doing considerable and widespread testing and are able to protect their healthcare workers.
And S. Korea is not on lockdown and they have suppressed their outbreak.
Given that we're not going for 'herd immunity' in the short term, the only alternative is widespread testing, forced isolation and excessive testing of those with a recent history of contact of those who turn up positive.
This will take coordination, moreover, it will take fairly comprehensive testing.
I'm not sure if the USA is geared to do this. Maybe a few states, but not the others, which then creates problems.
If those $20 testing kits are available in volume, enough people will able to 'test themselves' and that will serve as a really good '1st pass filter' for the regular medical testing systems.
Nations such as S. Korea are doing considerable and widespread testing and are able to protect their healthcare workers.
And S. Korea is not on lockdown and they have suppressed their outbreak.
Given that we're not going for 'herd immunity' in the short term, the only alternative is widespread testing, forced isolation and excessive testing of those with a recent history of contact of those who turn up positive.
This will take coordination, moreover, it will take fairly comprehensive testing.
I'm not sure if the USA is geared to do this. Maybe a few states, but not the others, which then creates problems.
If those $20 testing kits are available in volume, enough people will able to 'test themselves' and that will serve as a really good '1st pass filter' for the regular medical testing systems.