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If you have fewer infections and are able to allocate your tests to people who came into contact with those infected then you need fewer tests.
by Symmetry 7y ago
If you have fewer infections and are able to allocate your tests to people who came into contact with those infected then you need fewer tests.
- 0xFFC 7y agoWhile what you are saying is logically coherent but it does not work in the real world. How are you going to track all the people the infected people has to contact with? How about asymptotic cases?
- Symmetry 7y agoYou don't have to be perfect, just good enough to get R under 1. It's been working pretty well Taiwan, Singapore, and South Korea when combined with moderate social distancing measures.