“The nurses said that they were sure he had Covid-19 and that they, the nurses, have little faith in the reliability of these tests.”
Call that what you will, a diagnosis or an opinion.
As I mentioned in another thread today, doctors diagnose flu all the time even when there is a negative flu test. In the first day or two of symptoms, doctor’s informed opinions are actually more accurate than the flu test they use at the office.
Well, according to Mr. Trump, who is tested anywhere from daily to weekly depending on the reports, it’s pointless to test people.
President Trump:
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This isn’t meant as a political jab, but as an observation and a puzzlement…
Does he think testing is supposed to keep staff from getting infected?? That’s the only context in which that statement makes sense to me. Testing doesn’t work, because they were tested and got it anyway.
Ummm… That’s not how this works. That’s not how any of it works.
Such a statement would reflect that the opinion held by the statementmaker was that America hasn’t tested much, per capita-wise, and that this reflects poorly on America, so the introduction of the down playing of the importance of testing in general is just what the doctor ordered.
Do nurses?
You stated “no profesional”. And the point still stands, regardless: observation of symptoms can be a better diagnostic tool than testing.
Ivanka Trump’s personal assistant latest to test positive for coronavirus
At least 11 Secret Service agents have tested positive for coronavirus: report
Both stories from New York Post, May 9, 2020.
I think he meant that HIPPA regulations would forbid them revealing classified personal information like this.
It’s HIPAA “Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act”.