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In response to "The virus seems to attack people's lungs at random so it's good to know it's not the flu to watch for that. " by spamlet

But we could just watch everyone with flu like symptoms

Posted by TWuG Mar 13 '20, 06:48

Not saying testing doesn't have a benefit elsewhere, but in patient treatment, if we treat all cold/flu/covid symptoms as potential covid we aren't increasing anyone's risk of complications and are probably improving outcomes for all three and minimizing the spread if all three

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Wouldn't that be a disastrous capacity issue? -- nm - oblique Mar 13, 06:52 3
- No, because current protocol is stay home, rest, hydrate. If symptoms become severe, then consult doctor to see how to proceed. - TWuG Mar 13, 07:02
- yeah, nutjobs and hypochondriacs are already filling ERs and hospitals, to try to observe everyone would be insanity -- nm - Beaker Mar 13, 06:53 1
  - Observe doesn't mean admitting to the hospital. I can observe my family, they can observe me. - TWuG Mar 13, 07:04

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