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Originally Posted by petegz28
The problem with testing is it's only good for that particular moment in time. I can test negative and 10 minutes later be exposed to someone who has the virus and there you have it.
We need to test but there is a lot of overrated expectations right now about what pre-emptive testing like what SK did really gets you.
Unless you lock everyone up and release them one by one as they test negative then large scale testing is going to be overrated.
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You would have to do something like that if containment and then elimination was the goal.
It is too late for that.
The mode now is to slow the spread to keep hospitals from being overwhelmed.
If you tested tens of thousands a day and let them know the results that would still slow the spread. Even if a few contracted it minutes after testing.
And the test aren't 100% accurate anyway.
Letting service sector workers know whether they have C19 or just the common flu/etc would be a really big deal for keeping the economy going while protecting hospital ICU capacity.