We have just started to actually test for it (but only in limited regions). It's the hidden unknown at this stage.
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‘But we dont have the hospitalisations’ Its obviously possible there isnt much to find, but i relember Fauci proclaiming somthing along those lines before they were testing
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Uhhhm. Australia is doing quite a bit of testing.
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Highest per capita in the world (roughly)!
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who are we testing? I explicitly am told NOT to test those with symptoms but without obvious travel/contacts/HCW/>65+. Are there screening programs running to detect community spread outside of the obvious cases?
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Yep and the suspect case criteria have recently shifted again to include quite a range; latest from the CDNA SoNG 06APR and the PM's message about testing from last month https://www1.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/cdna-song-novel-coronavirus.htm …pic.twitter.com/OI7ebSJTKb
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Thanks. re point #2 - how does one find out where these higher risk regions are located? I haven't seen a postcode listing of higher risk - at least looking on govt information sites.
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good question. I'd hoped for hotspot maps weeks ago. but nuh
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It's a toughie. For hotspot maps to be useful, they have to be granular (I'd say SA1, you could maybe get away with SA2). If granular, you risk people's privacy
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What is SA1 and SA2?
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Statistical Area codes. They define the geographic spread of people in Australia, used by the ABS. Like postcodes, but more useful and specific
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