#COVID19 testing remains inadequate throughout the world. These data show test positivity rates for 7/10 countries with the most daily new cases, per @Worldometers. All 7 have been >10% for the past month, with Germany >30% since Jan. 23 & South Kores >50% since Mar. 18. 1/ 
From the start, @WHO has stressed the need for robust testing, combined with contact tracing, isolation & quarantine, to identify and cut off all chains of transmission. This article from May 2020 summarized the importance of low test positivity rates. 2/ globalhealth.harvard.edu/evidence-round…
Nearly every country outside China has abandoned TTIQ, the cornerstone of a scientific response to the pandemic. The #Omicron surge was used to scrap all mitigation measures, with #HerdImmunity adopted worldwide. But #CovidIsNotOver! 3/ wsws.org/en/articles/20…
In order to stop the pandemic and prevent further needless suffering and death, an elimination strategy must be fought for by the international working class. This will only be achieved in direct struggle against the capitalist governments responsible for this social crime. 4/
The combined use of TTIQ, universal masking with N95s or better, improved ventilation, and all other public health measures, can still bring cases to zero. The alternative is unacceptable. Workers of the world, unite to stop the pandemic! 5/5 wsws.org/endcovid
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