As testing increases, it will help chart the community spread, id hot spots, & guide mitigation & targeted containment measures.a fan wrote: ↑Sun Mar 15, 2020 2:03 pmWe just need to get the testing under control. Solve that, and this whole thing gets a whole lot easier.MDlaxfan76 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 15, 2020 1:59 pmGood news.
Meanwhile, GOP Gov of Ohio estimates that Ohio may already have 100,000 people infected in his state.
Need tests.
Mass testing of everyone with the first non life threatening symptoms, is still premature & a waste of medical provider capacity..
We're now in the mitigation phase. It was inevitable.
Unnecessary testing consumes health care provider manpower, supplies & capacity.
Can't (yet) afford testing to determine if it's ok to visit granny.
Unless your fever does not subside, you have difficulty breathing (beyond anxiety induced), or other symptoms don't subside,
stay home & ride it out. Call ahead for instructions before presenting yourself for treatment.
Positive test results from patients being treated for severe &/or persisting symptoms will provide initial data for mapping the spread until heath care provider capacity allows for mass testing. Right now, health care provider manpower needs to be marshalled for the treatment of the severely ill & not wasted on subjects not in distress, who should continue to self-isolate & maintain social distancing, regardless.