Is Jack Ma the lead guitarist for the WHO ? He's the one offering the kits.Typical Lax Dad wrote: ↑Fri Mar 13, 2020 7:45 pmChina supplied the WHO?old salt wrote: ↑Fri Mar 13, 2020 7:42 pmFor clowntroll's reading pleasure :Typical Lax Dad wrote: ↑Fri Mar 13, 2020 7:26 pmIFold salt wrote: ↑Fri Mar 13, 2020 7:23 pmYes, If they were only 50% accurate, like many of China's.Typical Lax Dad wrote: ↑Fri Mar 13, 2020 6:07 pmSo not having kits was a good thing?youthathletics wrote: ↑Fri Mar 13, 2020 5:55 pmI'd really have to have a timeline, with certainty of facts, to truly buy into your argument. In the grand scheme of things, the US is is in a great spot, and frankly, much of the US virus infiltration came from travelers. All these actions taken today, could not have taken place, because as yo noted earlier, testing required blood and (possible stool) samples, whereas now it is a drive-thru swab. You have to respect the fact that we did not get out over our skis and make matters worse with testing that could have been providing inaccurate results.jhu72 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 13, 2020 5:32 pm The thing with his presser dog and pony show is, HE COULD HAVE TAKEN ALL OF THESE ACTIONS TWO MONTHS AGO. I don't think the national emergency declaration had to be done then, but it could have been. I am glad he now seems to be moving in the right direction, but it does not make up for ignoring the experts for months, bungling the test kit issue, and the total lack of transparency up until recently and still no where near the needed transparency.
https://www.scmp.com/tech/science-resea ... d-shortage
Race to diagnose coronavirus patients constrained by shortage of reliable detection kits
Chinese authorities issued approvals within two weeks for seven kits that employ the nucleic acid method to test for the presence of the virus
...since the test involves several steps, a mistake at any one stage could affect the outcome, Li Yan, head of the diagnostic centre at the People’s Hospital of Wuhan University, said in an interview with state broadcaster CCTV on Sunday.
The accuracy rate of the test is only 30 to 50 per cent, said Wang Chen, president of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, during a CCTV interview on Wednesday.
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/as ... s-12537112