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20. HOSPITALIZING the fuck out everyone who test positive or asymptomatic would work a lot better

Fri Jun 26, 2020, 02:17 PM

Jun 2020

which means, of course, testing EVERYONE. Social distancing (with mass testing) would be ideal if we ALL lived ALONE. But at this stage of the game, our only line of defense is to find out who's infected and PHYSICALLY isolate them from the uninfected with full-time PROFESSIONAL medical/quarantine care.

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Posted by a friend who's a contract tracer in Madison, WI. [View all] Heartstrings Jun 2020 OP

Thank you for your insight. iemitsu Jun 2020 #1

I never got the temp check. Fewer than half Phoenix61 Jun 2020 #2

My SO takes his temp twice a day... Heartstrings Jun 2020 #5

i regularly test my oxygen saturation. barbtries Jun 2020 #21

oxygen SpO2 levels hkp11 Jun 2020 #31

yep. barbtries Jun 2020 #32

Oddly Rebl2 Jun 2020 #59

Among the list of symptoms fever is the one that the most infected people have. milestogo Jun 2020 #44

Not a very good screening tool. Phoenix61 Jun 2020 #45

My company is taking temperatures at the entrance of everyone who comes in. milestogo Jun 2020 #48

From what I read, fever is delayed. It comes when the infection worsens. Blue_true Jun 2020 #49

This is the best post I will read this week Leghorn21 Jun 2020 #3

I agree. I had no idea about the fever and diarrhea parts underpants Jun 2020 #8

They will discuss it over a Keg.... Lochloosa Jun 2020 #12

Good post, Heartstrings pdxflyboy Jun 2020 #4

interesting about the fever AlexSFCA Jun 2020 #6

I thought so too. It certainly has been presented consistently as a key indicator. Pacifist Patriot Jun 2020 #13

I read that asymptomatic people don't have fever. That fever comes if they get sicker. Blue_true Jun 2020 #50

Exactly. There's no noninvasive/easily operational way to test for Covid in asymptomatic people. JudyM Jun 2020 #65

The interesting thing is that people wearing masks when they will Blue_true Jun 2020 #68

The knotheads appear to be single mindedly concerned with escaping any government control. JudyM Jun 2020 #69

Fine point Cosmocat Jun 2020 #72

succinct...thx for this... dhill926 Jun 2020 #7

K&R, "Number one symptom? DIARRHEA." ... and losing sense of smell or taste uponit7771 Jun 2020 #9

Makes me think I may have had it. tinrobot Jun 2020 #10

Me too. bamagal62 Jun 2020 #17

Our daughter almost definitely had it. Still tested negative for antibodies. tinrobot Jun 2020 #53

I too had that in March Squidly Jun 2020 #62

'Antibody tests are unreliable, only a few positives out appalachiablue Jun 2020 #55

This might be why the antibody tests are strange tinrobot Jun 2020 #83

Disturbing but unsurprising these days. Tx for 60 Mins. info. appalachiablue Jun 2020 #85

Great post malaise Jun 2020 #11

No Pun Intended - These Comments Must Go Viral..... global1 Jun 2020 #14

Nice malaise Jun 2020 #41

My friend's brother-in-law died within days of getting sick at the end of March and ARPad95 Jun 2020 #15

ok, THAT'S fucking scary.. AZ8theist Jun 2020 #74

I'm so keeping this one! calimary Jun 2020 #16

No fever? superpatriotman Jun 2020 #18

From the different reports that I am reading around the world, "novel" describes this vicious niyad Jun 2020 #37

The one constant for Covid-19 is that it's highly contagious. BarbD Jun 2020 #19

HOSPITALIZING the fuck out everyone who test positive or asymptomatic would work a lot better rocktivity Jun 2020 #20

there aren't enough beds. barbtries Jun 2020 #23

not even close! stopdiggin Jun 2020 #33

Plus, idiots would be running around with big guns talking about FEMA camps. nt Blue_true Jun 2020 #51

No! Stay the fuck outta hospitals at all costs unless u cant breathe, wont make you disease free! Baclava Jun 2020 #39

I had the fever. Cracklin Charlie Jun 2020 #22

Thank you for the post. Wellstone ruled Jun 2020 #24

The 2 people I know who had it didnt have diarreha but did have fever. oldsoftie Jun 2020 #25

I think I had it in February, after flying to and back from Florida. Within a few days of Nay Jun 2020 #64

Let us know what you find out! oldsoftie Jun 2020 #73

Good rant! Righteous outrage. SoonerPride Jun 2020 #26

Why do hospitals still do temp checks? IronLionZion Jun 2020 #27

Many places do temp checks Heartstrings Jun 2020 #28

I think because it's easy to do? forgotmylogin Jun 2020 #84

I get that they're learning more about this new virus as they study it IronLionZion Jun 2020 #86

Thank you for posting this Heartstrings leftieNanner Jun 2020 #29

It's good to read this from someone doing the work. Thank you for posting! liberalla Jun 2020 #30

Well, I guess I called it on the temperature tracking / fever tracing. Initech Jun 2020 #34

I'd like to see your friend be interviewed by mainstream media!!! diva77 Jun 2020 #35

Very good information gademocrat7 Jun 2020 #36

Not just UW. Think of Jerry Falwell opening Liberty U for the cash flow of returning students. keithbvadu2 Jun 2020 #38

Copied and pasted to a text file for forwarding to fools and idiots. KY_EnviroGuy Jun 2020 #40

That might be the most useful thing I've read online in the last 3 months or so The Mouth Jun 2020 #42

You said it. Mike 03 Jun 2020 #46

As a Senior with health issues, I'm scared to death. Paper Roses Jun 2020 #43

My husband and I just signed new estate planning documents. Pacifist Patriot Jun 2020 #60

HEY! Grasswire2 Jun 2020 #71

What I wouldn't give to hear Dr. Fauci go on Mike 03 Jun 2020 #47

So appreciate this leighbythesea2 Jun 2020 #52

Yup, universal mask wearing is the only way we'll get safely through this pandemic. SunSeeker Jun 2020 #54

I saw the most unbelievable things today Squidly Jun 2020 #63

Yup, that completely defeats the purpose. nt SunSeeker Jun 2020 #67

Thanks for sharing. Buckeye_Democrat Jun 2020 #56

One minor disagreement. warmfeet Jun 2020 #57

Of those being tested zipplewrath Jun 2020 #77

Shit. Need to add contact tracing to my Covid related word filters. BannonsLiver Jun 2020 #58

Wow. Liberal In Texas Jun 2020 #61

And, I hate to say it, stopped the daily briefings GopherGal Jun 2020 #75

Wow. Tell your friend, "Thanks" from us. Hekate Jun 2020 #66

Thanks Poiuyt Jun 2020 #70

I dont trust this at all FreddyWhite Jun 2020 #76

FWIW Heartstrings Jun 2020 #78

Looks like a hit and run malaise Jun 2020 #87

No casualties so it's all good.... Heartstrings Jun 2020 #88

"Fearmongering"? As killer disease explodes across the nation? Hortensis Jun 2020 #79

You're welcome, Hortensis! Heartstrings Jun 2020 #80

Sounds like a great kid. Turns out diarrhea is often Hortensis Jun 2020 #81

Test, trace, isolate -- we are still doing too little of each, let alone the combination. Hermit-The-Prog Jun 2020 #82