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Old 03-13-2020, 02:42 PM   #3298
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Originally Posted by patteeu View Post
In that case, the source of the tweet is a journalist reporting news. There’s no more reason to doubt her than any other journalist. Especially when the source of the report is a public statement subject to easy verification.
Sure, but what is her point?

Is she saying we shouldn't worry because the positive rate is so low?

This depends a lot on their testing strategy. My understanding is they were testing a lot of asymptomatic people who had contacted patients. The more patients you test with mild symptoms the more your positive rate will decrease
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