US coronavirus testing needs to go up by 350,000 per day, researchers say

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

If the United States wants the economy to open back up -- and stay that way -- coronavirus testing must go up to at least 500,000 per day, Harvard researchers said.

Testing nationwide is currently at 150,000 per day, they said, adding that "If we can't be doing at least 500,000 tests a day by May 1, it is hard to see any way we can remain open."

The US has reported more than 735,000 coronavirus cases and 39,090 deaths, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. Though some officials have warned against it, several states are looking to reopen as soon as possible.

The research on the testing shortfall was done by Dr. Ashish Jha, faculty director of the Harvard Global Health Institute, Dr. Thomas Tsai, researcher at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and Benjamin Jacobson, research assistant at the Harvard Global Health Institute.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/us-coronavirus-testing-needs-to-go-up-by-350000-per-day-researchers-say/ar-BB12Rv9N?li=BBnb7Kz

But that's the states' responsibility according to President Fat Ass.

[sprinkleeninow]

1. testing shortfall

compliments of orangeousturdman

[SheltieLover]

2. Best way to murder as many as possible!

🤬

[DarthDem]

3. Need reagents

A real president would be ramping up the manufacture of reagents needed for testing. The DPA would be used if needed.

Mr. Trump is doing nothing of the kind. I wonder why not?

[tanyev]

4. It's the states' responsibility and Trump's goons are going to seize the supplies

the states purchase in order to try to make it happen.

[Cha]

5. KR!

[uponit7771]

6. 500,000 a day spread across the US starting with hot spots and essential workers.

[abqtommy]

7. My oops! My skim reading doesn't always work...

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Thanks!

[Igel]

8. No, it's right.

It's at 150k. Needs to be at 500k. That means it needs to go up by 350k.

[abqtommy]

9. You're quite correct!

[Ace Rothstein]

10. Do we even have the capacity to process that many?

I would imagine lab capacity will hit a limit prior to half a million and it isn't something that can ramp very easily. I may be completely off on this.