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Re:Merkel bans meetings of more than two people to slow coro... by alkonaut on Sunday March 22, 2020 @04:00PM (#22658079)
My point wasn’t that fewer than possible should be tested, my point was that given the constraints (staff, equipment, time) it’s best to test people that it makes a difference for, such as those who must be in contact with people - in healthcare.

If you could test everyone with symptoms (or everyone full stop) then go for it. That’s not possible though.

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Re:Merkel bans meetings of more than two people to slow coro... by MagnumOpus on Monday March 23, 2020 @11:40AM (#22665084)
> That’s not possible though

With less foot-dragging it can be. Germany tests 20,000 people a day, Korea tests 15,000 a day, the US (4-6x more populous) only test a few thousand...

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