> is he really talking about undertaking random tests on the 'healthy'
population
I think that might be happening, John.
A day or two ago I saw Helen Whately, a Health Minister, being
interviewed on (I think) Channel 4 News, and the interviewer asked about
the testing in the community that had apparently been mentioned in the
PM's press conference. Helen W tried to ignore the question, but after
it was asked again she muttered that the interviewer was probably be
referring to 'the sampling that's going on' and then quickly moved on to
something else.
Sue
On 18/03/2020 17:45, John Whittington wrote:
> Following what I wrote this morning, I think I again need to ask if
> anyone has any idea as to WHO we are testing and planning to test in
> the UK.
>
> I am currently listening today's update from our PM and his
> medical/scientific advisors. We are being told of the tens of
> thousands of tests per day that we are doing, or planning to do in the
> near future, and I still don't understand who are going to undergo
> these tests (clearly not contacts of the 80% or whatever of infected
> people who have been told 'not to show themselves').
>
> In explaining the importance of widespread testing, the Chief
> Scientific Officer seemed to imply that one of the main purposes was
> to get a handle of the prevalence of the virus in the asymptomatic
> population. Whilst that would clearly be interesting/valuable
> information for a number of reasons, is he really talking about
> undertaking random tests on the 'healthy' population - or what??
>
> Kind Regards, John
> John
>
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