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Old 03-13-2020, 07:58 PM
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Originally Posted by danglanzsr View Post
The number of tests is not an indication of either extent of infections or the efficacy of the American response. There are a limited number of test kits, certainly not 300 million. Therefore, the tests are reserved for individuals showing symptoms. If there are few with symptoms, there are few tests.
The WHO (World Health Organization) had working tests that they offered to the USA, and our government rejected them. That is one of the several reasons why we have a test kit shortage. Certainly not the only reason - but one of them.