Elisabeth Rosenthal, former EP physician, now reporter, in NYT on Trump Admin's testing failure...Leaves us unable to categorize effectively for safe re-entry
But there are hundreds of thousands more people who should have been tested at this point, if more tests were available. Testing them would have vastly changed their behavior, their self-care at home, and (perhaps most importantly) ...
our understanding of Covid-19, so that when it flares locally we would know how to respond in a more nuanced way, rather than shutting society down.
“Presumed positive” may be needed during a period of rationing and shortage. But “Assume you’re positive” as so many New Yorkers are doing is not good individual health care — or good policy.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/06/opinion/coronavirus-testing.html