What's the point of a Covid-19 test that takes 19 days for results?

Re:What's the point of a Covid-19 test that takes 19 days fo... by vl on Sunday July 26, 2020 @03:59AM (#23955291)

But in the country of 330000000 this is relatively minor. Yes, this happened quickly, but other, and more importantly, preventable deceases are killing way more people over time. Yet we don’t test for flu, don’t close McDonald’ses or allow driving only with special permit once a week. Basically current hysteria is disproportionate.

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Re:What's the point of a Covid-19 test that takes 19 days fo... by king_magic on Sunday July 26, 2020 @10:40PM (#23961825)

Flu could never kill 2 million (or more) Americans in a single year like COVID can unchecked.

The current hysteria is not disproportionate.

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Re:What's the point of a Covid-19 test that takes 19 days fo... by vl on Tuesday July 28, 2020 @02:15AM (#23972811)

Not only it could, it did. Adjusted for today’s population Spanish flu would kill 2 million. Yet lockdowns were way less severe and schools, for example, reopened. Moreover, looking at current numbers, covid is not on track to reach 2 million by any degree of imagination.

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Re:What's the point of a Covid-19 test that takes 19 days fo... by king_magic on Monday August 03, 2020 @06:03PM (#24043998)

> Moreover, looking at current numbers, covid is not on track to reach 2 million by any degree of imagination.

That is only the case because we shut down so much of the economy & society.

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