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> Indicator 3 (test capacity) has a very aggressive target. 200 tests a day per 100k? Why must it be this high? (Germany by comparison, opening schools now, is
by rtkwe 7y ago
> Indicator 3 (test capacity) has a very aggressive target. 200 tests a day per 100k? Why must it be this high? (Germany by comparison, opening schools now, is at 80 per 100k). Santa Clara County is already at a 3% positive rate week to date (Korea level during their Feb epidemic)
To actually be able to control the outbreak while people are out and about you need to be able to test lots of people whenever a new case is discovered to see if they actually passed it on to anyone. Each new case will trigger many cases especially if they're showing up sick at the hospital/doctor which means they've potentially been spreading the disease for 2 weeks.