Gaetz was on Air Force One with Trump...
The fact that Trump hasn't self-quarantined at this point is absolutely stupid. Obviously, it's been recommended to him by "the experts", and he's suppressed news of that, too. Hey mk (or anyone, really), what do we know so far about people testing positive (critically: people using the U.S. testing kits) as a function of time after contracting covid-19? It may vary considerably between different people, of course.
Not sure about US kits, but 50% of people have symptoms in 5 days. https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/mar/09/coronavirus-sufferers-symptom-free-for-five-days-on-average-study The asymptomatic infectious period exists but its length is unknown. False negatives are definitely an issue, especially if symptoms haven’t started. You need a certain viral load before getting a positive.
Right. Thank you much. We need to more closely understand the period between exposure and identification, and how it may vary with exposure location on the body, amount, and people's hygiene. What a crock to untangle. It goes without saying that increasing testing sensitivity would be beneficial. Can we do that? And can we use multiple testing methods to help decrease uncertainty? Obvz costs go up, though.