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Life Sciences => Physiology & Medicine => COVID-19 => Topic started by: melaniejs on 24/03/2020 10:37:29

Title: Why is there a problem testing for the virus quickly?
Post by: melaniejs on 24/03/2020 10:37:29

Gary asks:

I keep reading and hearing that there is a problem to testing everyone for the corona virus quickly. Why is this?


Anyone here knows?

Title: Re: Why is there a problem testing for the virus quickly?
Post by: Colin2B on 24/03/2020 13:57:56

Pure logistics.
How many test kits can you manufacture each day and get to the frontline, how many trained testers do you have, and considering they are health workers would they be better used on other tasks, how quickly can you recruit and train new testers. Etc