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Iceland tested their entire populace and found several people who tested positive but remained asymptotic while infected. Given that testing in most countries
by jschwartzi 7y ago
Iceland tested their entire populace and found several people who tested positive but remained asymptotic while infected. Given that testing in most countries is limited to people who can get into their doctor’s office the people who get tested and who test positive have more severe symptoms. There are probably a lot of people who have it and are spreading it unawares.
- lsllc 7y agoIt wasn't "several people", it was an estimated 50% asymptomatic (based on sampling at least 5% of their population): https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/01/europe/iceland-testing-coronavirus-intl/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/01/europe/iceland-testing-corona...
- pezo1919 7y agoI'm always sceptical with people said to be asymptomatic. It might be asymptomatic for 3-28+ days. The existence of antibodies will be a better measure.
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