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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP again: To that same PP—more than that, let’s say it’s NOT coronavirus. That’s one less person clogging up the works treating a presumed case. [/quote]

You can't treat this virus.  That's the point of the first PP's entirely appropriate questions.

— a nurse who actually works with these patients [/quote]

But if it's "just a virus", when she gets better, then that's it, she can go back to her regular life.  If it's covid-19, then she needs to be quarantined for at least 2 weeks.

That's important information for her.  [/quote]

This is what I don't get about the "what does a test matter?" responses. Because it changes behavior, that's why it matters! I would never stay home for 2 weeks with the flu or a cold unless I was actively symptomatic. I'd check the mail or take out the trash at the very least. I had the flu last month and went back to work once I was 24 hours fever free off Advil. But if I knew I had tested positive for Covid-19, I wouldn't open my door for 2 weeks no matter how I was feeling. Trash and mail can pile up, and we'll break into the emergency cans of beans, and I'd make a list of everyone I'd come into contact with while I might have been asymptomatic but shedding virus and let them know. We need more data like this to help us track and contain. For every person that is willing to act like they assume they have it, there's another desperate person needing a paycheck who will shrug and hope for the best. [/quote]

Absolutely. But the situation changes hour by hour. There are no tests now, but there may be tomorrow morning, or later in the day. Very likely, in fact. 12 to 18 hours means a lot if you are incredibly stressed because your fever is still rising and you think you need treatment. It is not as likely to make you panic if it means you might need to stay away from other people for an extra 12-18 hours.

Again, if this were the original post, I think this would be a different thread. [/quote]

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