How long can he get away with hiding the numbers? I am baffled

[Iwasthere]

States need to start acting on their own, full testing, imo. I think it's likely worse here than Italy, and they shut their country down!

[leftieNanner]

1. He will never back down. Never does.

It's up to the states to handle this. If he won't let the CDC act, then it's out of the feds hands. Stanford University has developed a test, so the governors need to work with them.

This is sick! No pun intended.

[RockRaven]

2. I believe I've also seen headlines that Washington and New York states have also

developed their own tests because of the inability to rely on the feds.

[Crunchy Frog]

16. I know that in NYS, only one lab has been ok' by the feds.

As far as I'm aware, both states still have testing criteria that keep them from testing the vast majority of potential cases.

They should both just act as if the federal government doesn't even exist, for purposes of dealing with this virus.

[dewsgirl]

3. I hate to say it, but the country we are mirroring the actions

of, is Iran....that is a very bad thing. Their actual death numbers are hundreds more than their official CFR. This has been leaked by several Iranian doctors. They tried the same crap by pretending it wasn't a big deal, until one day it got ahead of them, this will happen here.
Rachel Maddow covered this last night, her A block totally worth it. Sorry this is only the podcast, I can't find any video.

[Mike 03]

4. Do you think the death statistics here in the U.S. are greater than

we're being told? (I mean, on purpose, deliberately distorted as opposed to undiagnosed cases where people die and they think it's something else?) And the infection numbers?

I've been relying on the NYT tracker. But do you think it's accurate?

[Hermit-The-Prog]

5. The problem is not enough testing. We don't know the extent of the infection.

[Mike 03]

6. I'm expecting the numbers to explode as the testing rolls out. nt

[dewsgirl]

21. If/when the testing really start a going right now the US

with a few exceptions is operating under a Don't test, Don't tell policy.
I had someone the other day swear there no cases in their state, just because they aren't confirmed doesn't mean they aren't there and likely being misdiagnosed.

[dewsgirl]

10. Certainly not...but it's all we have.

Think about all the seaports/airports throughout this country, they have only banned travel from China and that's air travel. On Morning Joe yesterday, a researcher was quoted, there are likely at least 20,000 cases in the US by now, another researcher I read about, thinks 9,000.
It seems the blue states other than Colorado(whole other issue there), are really trying, the red states are seriously up Trump's ass. I am in Florida, we have a huge at risk population in a state that depends in tourism dollars, we are driving 1000mph into a brick wall here.
Last night Rachel covered the dangers of what this POS administration is doing, like how the CDC wanted a travel ban on all those over the age of 60, but they wouldn't allow it. Sorry, I couldn't find video, it's the podcast, her A block is totally worth your time.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

11. coronavirus distribution hubs ...

A couple of weeks ago, I was telling family and friends that seaports and airports are coronavirus distribution centers. Now it includes churches, malls, stores, theaters, sporting events and campaign rallies.

It's insane that you have to practically prove you have the virus before you can get tested. This stupid policy will enable rapid spread.

We're on our own.

[AlexSFCA]

14. GOP only cares about money - mass deaths of folks over 60

means no social security or medicare spending.

[dewsgirl]

20. We are in serious trouble, I fear..

[global1]

17. I Believe The States Are Reporting Deaths And Not The Feds....

so I believe that numbers are accurate.

[OhNo-Really]

7. Share this info in your area

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100213066858

Italy medical community overwhelmed by the sick & dying. Doctors first hand report

[Mike 03]

9. That's one of the scariest things I've read so far.

It sounds like a nightmare.

[Iwasthere]

8. I wouldn't be surprised to see him attempting a stop of states publicizing their numbers

The idiot is going to get thousands killed. Blood's on his hands

[Amaryllis]

12. I expect Schumer and Pelosi to do something about that. C-span? get the experts doing a presser

where they put the cards on the table?

[AlexSFCA]

13. how can states get the test kits?

the whole thing feels like a corporate scheme led by Labcorp and Quest.

[Crunchy Frog]

18. Why couldn't they just order directly from the WHO?

[Jersey Devil]

15. What's hiding the numbers is the lack of test kits

CDC won't lie about the numbers. But they don't know what the real numbers are because not enough people are being tested. I suspect Trump doesn't really want those test kits readily available.

[Iwasthere]

19. That's what I meant

We need easy, free drive through testing NOW!!!