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genxlib

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10. You are missing a VERY important word in that sentence
Mon Mar 23, 2020, 04:37 PM
Mar 2020

Undetected cases aren't severe enough YET for hospitalization, so are moot from an epidemiological POV.

If you are talking about old cases that never got serious enough for treatment, then fine. that was relevant when we had a chance to contain and control but we are past that now.

But the incubation period is anywhere from 5-14 days. So many of those unknown cases are headed to the hospital in the near future. It absolutely matters how many are out there. Looking at the current numbers don't really tell you what is coming.

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