How is this not obvious?

If we tested everyone, we’d know everyone who had coronavirus, and then could limit the quarantine to those people.

You’d probably need to test more than once several days apart, since from what I’ve heard the tests tend to not be very accurate until a few days after infection. But if you really tested everyone, it seems like you could essentially entirely eliminate the virus in two or three weeks.

just shutdown everything like italy and china did?

individuals should quarantine themselves regardless of if they test positive or not, so yeah I still don’t see the point

how do we even test EVERYONE without those people being tested further spreading it

Clearwater mayor caught on video:

People who test negative (at least people who test negative multiple times) wouldn’t need to quarantine themselves. And we’d have confidence in whether the virus had stropped spreading once the initial round of quarantines was over.

And I don’t see how testing everyone would significantly add to the risk of further spreading the virus. Even under maximum lockdown, people are still going out for groceries and stuff. Why would goIng out individually once or twice to get tested (especially if done through drive through tests like in Korea) be any worse than that?

1. There is a whole range of decisions being made in different parts of the world. Testing may help show what's working and what isn't.
2. Only so many resources to go around - testing could show how best to deploy them.
3. May help to show areas of outbreak earlier, so people like the Clearwater mayor can be convinced to do the right thing.

I'm sure actual experts in the field could come up with quite a few more.

Also, the data could be useful in the future.

Turning this around, why are you against testing?

given its impossible to test everybody at the same time, whats to stop someone who doesnt quarantine himself having been tested negative early on from catching it?

I am not against testing per se, I just feel like they are putting all their energy in testing people before making decision when it seems clear based on the data we have from other countries that the best solution is global shutdown

The "value" of testing could not be demonstrated any clearer than the entire NBA shutting down (followed closely by many other professional sports leagues) due to one player testing positive.

Imagine not being able to comprehend the value of testing and still not getting it after people try and explain it to you barney style.

Must be a terrifying world to live in from that perspective.

I think you may be under the impression you’re as smart as I am? that would be quite the delusion

The governor of Florida has already announced bars and nightclubs are to be closed and restaurants are to operate at a maximum of 50% capacity with seating spacing guidelines. Apparently, he was able to do so despite the complaints he’d get from the bars and nightclubs.

I imagine if it were feasible to enforce social distancing on the beaches, the city of Clearwater would have kept those open as well. I’m sure the beach restaurants would have preferred not to have the beaches closed as that likely has a significant impact on the $ they make, but the city did what they thought was best anyway.

its okay we’ll just wait for some more testing while the virus is spreading, then they can make the very great informed decision to shut everything down

Wow, that is pretty optimistic!

MGM Resorts tells Las Vegas shows be ready for mid-May return

"That assessment might be rosier than the flowers tossed around by the cast of “Love.” It no way detracts from the gravity of the health concerns generated by the coronavirus outbreak, but it at least shows a Las Vegas resort company’s tentative plan to return to business.

Producer Anita Mann said Wednesday night she has been directed to have the adult revue “Fantasy” at Luxor ready by May 11. Adam Steck of SPI Entertainment confirmed Wednesday night he should have his shows prepared to return May 12. Carrot Top and Blue Man Group at Luxor are slated to return in May, too."

"“May 11 is great for us. It gives us time to have an understanding of a better way to function,” Mann said Wednesday, noting that her show will have been off-stage for eight weeks if it does return May 11. “It’s showing a lot of optimism, sure, but I like using a sentence with ‘optimism’ in it.”

Cirque do Soleil, too, is putting tickets for its MGM Resorts shows back on sale May 11. That covers “O” at Bellagio, “Michael Jackson One” at Mandalay Bay, “Ka” at MGM Grand, “Love” at Mirage and “Zumanity” at New York-New York. The SPI Entertainment shows in play are Hans Klok, Thunder from Down Under and Australian Bee Gees at Excalibur. Shin Lim at Mirage will be taking ticket orders beginning May 14."

https://www.reviewjournal.com/entert...d-May%20return

Fair point, thanks.

One could argue the restaurants got what they wanted (not that you're saying otherwise), with it not taking effect until Monday.

Also, on our news here they had a feature on this, and in one of the cities they were claiming they were going to try to enforce the "no groups over 10" rule. Not sure how successful that will be with a bunch of drunk college students, but I wish them well.

With the closure of RIO (and all casino properties), maybe Caesars can perform some much needed deferred maintenance, improvements, ultra deep cleaning, etc. to that slumdog of a property while there are zero guests around.

Gotta agree with your posts man

Yeah, the guy who from the beginning was saying a 2% death rate was not a big deal so this was nothing to be concerned about. And now has gone from that because he finally realized that position was untenable has moved to testing is pointless.

This is the guy you agree with. lol

Will be interested to hear more about that story. There has to be more to it than one employee tests positive with Coronavirus, so the airport closes immediately - doesn't there?

Edit to add:

I think its just the tower and all flights diverted.

So how does an air traffic controller test positive in the middle of a shift?

He tests positive > he touched **** in the control tower during previous shift > let's shut down the control tower. Just a guess.