Why isn't DC testing anyone?????

[Anonymous]

WHO has said that wide-scale testing and contact tracing are THE most important prevention measure (in addition to social distancing obviously).

From their freshly updated website, DC tested ONLY 6 people on March 16, 2020. Testing numbers have gone from 120 people tested to 126 since testing started. Yet Mayor Bowser said 2 Sundays ago they have the capacity to test 50 people a day.

What on earth???

[Anonymous]

Who knows? The DC Coronavirus site is useless. Lack of information about what's happening now and how they are preparing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:WHO has said that wide-scale testing and contact tracing are THE most important prevention measure (in addition to social distancing obviously).

From their freshly updated website, DC tested ONLY 6 people on March 16, 2020. Testing numbers have gone from 120 people tested to 126 since testing started. Yet Mayor Bowser said 2 Sundays ago they have the capacity to test 50 people a day.

What on earth???

They can not test because the federal government did not order enough tests. There is no availablity. DC can not p ull them out of a manic box.

[Anonymous]

Because tests are being rationed. We don't have enough tests. We didn't start preparing soon enough.

See:
https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/865677.page

In many threads people are asking why the testing criteria are so ridiculously strict.

There is a simple answer: there are not enough tests. So tests are being rationed. Only those who are at the absolute highest risk are being tested.

[Anonymous]

Not enough reagents for all the multiple steps involved in testing, as I explained last night on another thread.

[Anonymous]

Only 50 people a day(!)

This is concerning for everyone worldwide if the US doesn't clearly indicate the true situation over here

[Anonymous]

Thermo Fisher ships coronavirus tests, aims to produce 5 million tests a week by April

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/16/thermo-fisher-ships-coronavirus-tests-aims-to-make-5-million-per-week.html

[Anonymous]

They are probably saving them for the more serious situations to know how to best treat them. 50 a day is nothing.

[Anonymous]

The Mayor said 2 weeks ago they could test 50 people a day. Dont the test kits.come with the reagents? Why just 6 yesterday? If WHO is saying test and contact trace to flatten the curve, what would you hoard them for??

[Anonymous]

Because it’s dc. Always been a shithole.

[Anonymous]

There aren't enough:
1. Reagents for other steps in the testing process, aside from the "test kits" . Politico reported on this last week.
2. Personnel to do the work in the labs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
There aren't enough:
1. Reagents for other steps in the testing process, aside from the "test kits" . Politico reported on this last week.
2. Personnel to do the work in the labs.

Then why did Bowser claim they coukd do 50 tests a day, and what is the real number. Six? Does she know?

[Anonymous]

I saw the long line for the drive-up test now available -- I don't understand, are that many people having symptoms or just being paranoid and selfish?

[Anonymous]

Not enough test kits.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I saw the long line for the drive-up test now available -- I don't understand, are that many people having symptoms or just being paranoid and selfish?

They have symptoms. Why the hell would you expose yourself to the testing site where sick are gathering unless you have real reason to need to know.