In what may be the first case of coronavirus in South Florida, a Miami woman says she was told by doctors at @JacksonHealth that she “likely” has COVID-19, but state and federal officials wouldn’t conduct the necessary tests to confirm it. @CBSMiami
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This case highlights a key problem, according to infectious disease experts. The number of “confirmed” Coronavirus cases in the US has remained low not because there aren’t many cases but because we are not doing the wide spread testing other nations are doing. @CBSMiami
From @nytimes:
The test criteria were “too stringent, and people aren’t getting tested,” said Lauren M. Sauer, an assistant professor of emergency medicine at Johns Hopkins Medicine.
“I’ve heard from so many colleagues that tests were turned down,” she added.
The test criteria were “too stringent, and people aren’t getting tested,” said Lauren M. Sauer, an assistant professor of emergency medicine at Johns Hopkins Medicine.
“I’ve heard from so many colleagues that tests were turned down,” she added.
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“There has been a silent epidemic of Covid-19 in the United States that is not going to be silent any longer,” said Michael Osterholm, an epidemiologist at the University of Minnesota.
“Testing will show it. This is not a surprise — it shouldn’t have been.”
“There has been a silent epidemic of Covid-19 in the United States that is not going to be silent any longer,” said Michael Osterholm, an epidemiologist at the University of Minnesota.
“Testing will show it. This is not a surprise — it shouldn’t have been.”
