Always a bit disappointing when the article forgets to mention the disturbingly low number of COVID-19 tests that have been carried out in the US. It's under <

Always a bit disappointing when the article forgets to mention the disturbingly low number of COVID-19 tests that have been carried out in the US. It's under <500 since the outbreak. For comparison South Korea tests thousands of people a day, testing is free for everyone including non-residents and they have setup drive-through locations where you don't need to go to hospital to get a test done. > Dr. Schaffner said he had a patient come in earlier this week who had developed symptoms of an upper respiratory infection after traveling to Italy, where a cluster of coronavirus infections has been observed. He referred the patient to the state laboratory, but officials there said she could not be tested because she did not meet the C.D.C. testing criteria at the time. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/29/health/fda-coronavirus-testing.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/29/health/fda-coronavirus-te...