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given that COVID-19 is untreatable and people who are at-risk or symptomatic should go ahead and hunker down as if they have it whether it's lab-confirmed or no
by joe5150 7y ago
given that COVID-19 is untreatable and people who are at-risk or symptomatic should go ahead and hunker down as if they have it whether it's lab-confirmed or not, I don't think testing millions is more critical than ensuring affected people remain housed and fed while they are out of work.
testing is important for public health data and understanding how the virus is spreading and how to respond, but economic security is absolutely an "immediate issue" for anybody laid off or unemployed because of the pandemic.