"CNN even ran an article arguing that the reason not testing as widely was correlated with a higher reported fatality rate (as a percentage of cases) was becaus

"CNN even ran an article arguing that the reason not testing as widely was correlated with a higher reported fatality rate (as a percentage of cases) was because widespread testing reduced the fatality rate by simply reducing the number of people who got it, which is... not exactly the right conclusion, shall we say." It is a factor though, and not a minor one. You test widely enough and you can track, trace, and quarantine your way to containment or at least massively flatten the curve and thereby avoid overwhelming the medical system and spiking CFR. That is exactly what S. Korea did. You didn't link to the article, so it's hard to tell if you are just a troll or not. If the article stated that as a factor, it is not wrong at all. IF the article stated that as THE reason, well it's pretty misleading. Did the media mess up here? We shall never know I guess unless you can produce a link.