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> The Bodysphere two-minute test can only detect the coronavirus in people who have had the infection for several days... When the virus is killing in a matter
by calmworm 7y ago
> The Bodysphere two-minute test can only detect the coronavirus in people who have had the infection for several days...
When the virus is killing in a matter of several days, how is this useful? Are we only interested in tests that will get people “back to work“, not preventing deaths?
Honestly asking because I don’t understand the severe lack of proactive testing in the US.
- foxyv 7y agoThis would allow effective contact tracing when we get cases down to a manageable level. One positive case is enough to catch an entire group of possibly infected persons. This will probably have the most effect after we have already reduced cases through social distancing by preventing the re-ignition of a second pandemic.
- calmworm 7y agoThanks for the explanation - Let's hope we come up with a way to do effective contact tracing, too.