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Except the virus is doubling over those days so completely ineffective.
by mentat 7y ago
Except the virus is doubling over those days so completely ineffective.
- Retric 7y agoTests are a lagging indicator, the important factor is the R value. R1.5 is vastly better than R2 in the short term but pales beside R0.95. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathematical_modelling_of_infectious_disease https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathematical_modelling_of_infe... Both South Korea and China have successfully gotten below R1, but it’s unclear how long they can maintain that stance.