This push for #Masks4All is really gathering steam. We know what countries in Asia did to control their outbreaks—aggressive testing, contact tracing, self-isolation and social distancing. Mask wearing was incidental. 1/n https://edition.cnn.com/2020/04/01/asia/coronavirus-mask-messaging-intl-hnk/index.html …
But Japan, as you pointed out, has been lax with testing. By definition this means that identified case numbers were low. As soon add the testing ramps up, lo and behold a huge surge in case numbers
-
-
It actually seems like a great counter example to mask wearing - despite the extremely strong culture of masks in Japan, without the other measures there may be no impact at all on COVID-19 rates We will have to wait and see
-
No, testing has not increased in data. The increasing numbers have nothing to do with more testing. Is that bad? Yes, I think so. Still, people should stop spreading the idea that we started testing more and then started seeing more cases.
- Show replies
New conversation -
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.