I think I'm having a stupid moment but I can't see why testing is seen as such a necessity to controlling the virus? It doesn't seem to have correlation to cases or deaths, using the tables here.
www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/
I mean, I get that it's nice to know whether you have it or not (and important for those caring for you), and whether you've had it or not (not yet testable) but how does it help prevent the spread? I imagine the statisticians like it too, but in practicality the results take best part of two days to come through, by when you could have had contact with a few people, and they aren't helpful in identifying when or where you caught it.
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