Quote from: Spendulus on July 19, 2020, 09:08:20 PM

Quote from: franky1 on July 19, 2020, 07:07:43 PM

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there is already too many people just asking for a test even without having symptoms. so the negative test numbers become a meaningless statistic that explains nothing.....

Says who? You?

The goal of the test is to provide information to the one taking the test. The goal of the test is not to structure data sets to your liking.

exactly
like your trying to structure sets of data like such as pretending the negative tests mean something they dont.

as for says who.. well in the UK many people are taking the tests without symptoms.
theres been days where there were over hundred thousands tests taken daily but only a few hundred positive

the actual public health authority have said for people to get the test
1. if they have symptoms
2. if they have been in close proximity to someone who has had it
3. if they have a doctors appointment for any reason to avoid spreading it to non covid departments

many people have been using clause 2. by saying they have been near someone

so it aint me saying it. its pretty much common knowledge in UK cases and why they are doing 1-200k tests a day but only getting a few hundred positive results

but.. my point was it doesnt matter if they were doing 50k tests a day or 200k tests a day, if there were only a few hundred people with it.. then there will still be only a few hundred people with it

which is the same common sense thing no matter the country/state