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Up to 1 week ago in California they did not let you test people that did not have contacts with people that were tested positive to COVID-19 or that have travel

Up to 1 week ago in California they did not let you test people that did not have contacts with people that were tested positive to COVID-19 or that have travelled in counties that have the virus. I know a person in Menlo Park that the whole family "had CODVID-19 symptoms" (Stanford doctor's word) and they were diagnosed with viral pneumonia but they were refused of being tested (after asking permission to the CDC) and sent home asked to be in "isolation and do not tell anybody because it may spread panic." The first person to get it in the family was one of the child in school that started have symptoms at the end of Jan. I supposed that they were not the only ones. Even nurses dealing with patients were refused to be tested according to this video: https://youtu.be/DiqVCQv__pE https://youtu.be/DiqVCQv__pE

ChrisCinelli 7y ago
I am not sure this is or was the policy nation wide but I have mixed feelings on how useful it may have been. I understand that more panic would make things worse in the hospitals in areas that were not prepared for massive outbreak but on the other side I wonder if somebody may have taken it a little light. For example in the family of the person I know the youngest kid just cough a little for few days and never had a fever. If a young child is the first person in a family being infected, you may think it is nothing serious and they may still send the kid to school. It also did not help people making an informed decision about travelling in the area where supposedly only a handful of people had the virus.
nerfhammer 7y ago
Was it Steve Wozniak? https://twitter.com/stevewoz/status/1234887637845983233 https://twitter.com/stevewoz/status/1234887637845983233
- ChrisCinelli 7y ago
  Nope. As far as I know he does not live in Menlo Park. It's not a person that is well known like Wozniak. If, for any reasons, conteining panic is the the goal, it does not surprise me that they would not ever want "Steve Wozniak victim of COVID-19" in the headlines.
  - OJFord 7y ago
    Totally tangential, but is he actually well-known outside tech circles? Everyone knows the name Jobs, but Wozniak?
    - filoleg 7y ago
      Depends on how "deep" the tech circle you are referring to is. I bet a tech enthusiast will definitely know Wozniak, even if they don't work in tech. If anything, I bet Wozniak is way more known among the general populace than Satya Nadella or Sundar Pichai (Microsoft and Google respectively), despite their respective companies being widely known among the general populace.
      - birdyrooster 7y ago
        Persol used his face for a major ad campaign in Tokyo, so it must be for a reason. https://media.boingboing.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/unnamed-2.jpg https://media.boingboing.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/unna...
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frankosaurus 7y ago
> The first person to get it in the family was one of the child in school that started have symptoms at the end of Jan When you say "get it", do you mean viral pneumonia or coronavirus ? San Mateo County's dept of health web page currently indicates 9 cases. All adults, no children. https://www.smchealth.org/coronavirus https://www.smchealth.org/coronavirus
- scrumbledober 7y ago
  because they were unable to get tested.
- messick 7y ago
  That's literally the point. Tests are getting refused so someone (like yourself) can respond with "But so-and-so says there are only X cases!!!!!" This isn't an accident.
- ChrisCinelli 7y ago
  The diagnose was just "viral pneumonia" and they were refused the test for COVID-19. If they do not want to increase the number of people infected of coronavirus, they will probably give you a diagnosis of "viral pneumonia" and refuse to test you so you cannot be counted in the coronavirus toll.
dredmorbius 7y ago
That was a CDC-imposed policy, to be clear. https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/after-missteps-cdc-says-its-coronavirus-test-kit-ready-primetime-n1145206 https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/after-missteps-cd...
- dredmorbius 7y ago
  And more on that: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/10/us/coronavirus-testing-delays.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/10/us/coronavirus-testing-de...

ChrisCinelli 7y ago

I am not sure this is or was the policy nation wide but I have mixed feelings on how useful it may have been. I understand that more panic would make things worse in the hospitals in areas that were not prepared for massive outbreak but on the other side I wonder if somebody may have taken it a little light. For example in the family of the person I know the youngest kid just cough a little for few days and never had a fever. If a young child is the first person in a family being infected, you may think it is nothing serious and they may still send the kid to school. It also did not help people making an informed decision about travelling in the area where supposedly only a handful of people had the virus.

nerfhammer 7y ago

Was it Steve Wozniak? https://twitter.com/stevewoz/status/1234887637845983233 https://twitter.com/stevewoz/status/1234887637845983233

ChrisCinelli 7y ago
Nope. As far as I know he does not live in Menlo Park. It's not a person that is well known like Wozniak. If, for any reasons, conteining panic is the the goal, it does not surprise me that they would not ever want "Steve Wozniak victim of COVID-19" in the headlines.
- OJFord 7y ago
  Totally tangential, but is he actually well-known outside tech circles? Everyone knows the name Jobs, but Wozniak?
  - filoleg 7y ago
    Depends on how "deep" the tech circle you are referring to is. I bet a tech enthusiast will definitely know Wozniak, even if they don't work in tech. If anything, I bet Wozniak is way more known among the general populace than Satya Nadella or Sundar Pichai (Microsoft and Google respectively), despite their respective companies being widely known among the general populace.
    - birdyrooster 7y ago
      Persol used his face for a major ad campaign in Tokyo, so it must be for a reason. https://media.boingboing.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/unnamed-2.jpg https://media.boingboing.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/unna...

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frankosaurus 7y ago

> The first person to get it in the family was one of the child in school that started have symptoms at the end of Jan When you say "get it", do you mean viral pneumonia or coronavirus ? San Mateo County's dept of health web page currently indicates 9 cases. All adults, no children. https://www.smchealth.org/coronavirus https://www.smchealth.org/coronavirus

scrumbledober 7y ago
because they were unable to get tested.
messick 7y ago
That's literally the point. Tests are getting refused so someone (like yourself) can respond with "But so-and-so says there are only X cases!!!!!" This isn't an accident.
ChrisCinelli 7y ago
The diagnose was just "viral pneumonia" and they were refused the test for COVID-19. If they do not want to increase the number of people infected of coronavirus, they will probably give you a diagnosis of "viral pneumonia" and refuse to test you so you cannot be counted in the coronavirus toll.

dredmorbius 7y ago

That was a CDC-imposed policy, to be clear. https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/after-missteps-cdc-says-its-coronavirus-test-kit-ready-primetime-n1145206 https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/after-missteps-cd...

dredmorbius 7y ago
And more on that: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/10/us/coronavirus-testing-delays.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/10/us/coronavirus-testing-de...