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More rigorous tests than Italy, seriously?

Benmcdonald__ 7y ago
Yes and yes
pbourke 7y ago
> More rigorous tests than Italy, seriously? SK leads the world. 3,692 / 1MM pop vs Italy 826 / 1MM pop. Source: https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2020/3/12/21175034/coronavirus-covid-19-testing-usa https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2020/3/12/21175034/co...
hcknwscommenter 7y ago
You say "rigorous tests" OP said "vigorously tests". Very different meaning. The test in both countries is essentially the same, and thus the same rigor (in terms of sensitivity and specificity). The vigor by which the testing was performed (in terms of #people tested as a % of total pop) is WAY WAY higher in S. Korea.
bane 7y ago
South Korea used to be at about the same development index as Italy maybe...20 years ago? Today it's tied with Israel (as of 2018) and above Spain, France, and Italy. The PPP is also about 10% higher than Italy and has about half the unemployment rate. Most importantly it has one of the most advanced healthcare systems in the world. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_quality_of_healthcare https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_quality_o...
- kijin 7y ago
  South Korea also has 4x as many hospital beds per 1000 people as Italy does. They still suffered a shortage of hospital beds in the hard-hit area around Daegu, so much so that some people died while waiting. Italy and other countries with fewer hospital beds will have to resort to what China did: build makeshift hospitals, fast. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_OECD_countries_by_hospital_beds https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_OECD_countries_by_hosp...
  - toyg 7y ago
    Afaik they’ve already started with that in one the affected regions.
    - kijin 7y ago
      Yeah, I also heard that China is sending to Italy the materials they don't need anymore, since they started dismantling the temporary hospitals in Wuhan. That would be very helpful.
      - rasz 7y ago
        >temporary hospitals were not hospitals at all, just isolation units for temp quarantine

Yes and yes

> More rigorous tests than Italy, seriously? SK leads the world. 3,692 / 1MM pop vs Italy 826 / 1MM pop. Source: https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2020/3/12/21175034/coronavirus-covid-19-testing-usa https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2020/3/12/21175034/co...

hcknwscommenter 7y ago

You say "rigorous tests" OP said "vigorously tests". Very different meaning. The test in both countries is essentially the same, and thus the same rigor (in terms of sensitivity and specificity). The vigor by which the testing was performed (in terms of #people tested as a % of total pop) is WAY WAY higher in S. Korea.

bane 7y ago

South Korea used to be at about the same development index as Italy maybe...20 years ago? Today it's tied with Israel (as of 2018) and above Spain, France, and Italy. The PPP is also about 10% higher than Italy and has about half the unemployment rate. Most importantly it has one of the most advanced healthcare systems in the world. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_quality_of_healthcare https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_quality_o...

kijin 7y ago
South Korea also has 4x as many hospital beds per 1000 people as Italy does. They still suffered a shortage of hospital beds in the hard-hit area around Daegu, so much so that some people died while waiting. Italy and other countries with fewer hospital beds will have to resort to what China did: build makeshift hospitals, fast. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_OECD_countries_by_hospital_beds https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_OECD_countries_by_hosp...
- toyg 7y ago
  Afaik they’ve already started with that in one the affected regions.
  - kijin 7y ago
    Yeah, I also heard that China is sending to Italy the materials they don't need anymore, since they started dismantling the temporary hospitals in Wuhan. That would be very helpful.
    - rasz 7y ago
      >temporary hospitals were not hospitals at all, just isolation units for temp quarantine