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Also, testing. Testing is hard to get in the US. We are obviously fucking up in many ways ATM, but if you can't get testing here when you want it, imagine getti

Also, testing. Testing is hard to get in the US. We are obviously fucking up in many ways ATM, but if you can't get testing here when you want it, imagine getting it in a poor country with inadequate healthcare.

Jommi 6y ago
In my anecdotal experience I haven't seen it hard. Lots of counties in California are offering free testing for anyone. Not to mention commercial testing has been open for anyone for months now.
perl4ever 6y ago
I'm not sure what you are comparing it to. The US has had more testing per capita than New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland, or Canada. Compared to countries like India and Bangladesh, the US has had well over an order of magnitude more testing. I'm looking at the main chart, second to last column, at https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/ https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/