VietBF - Trump: Without Coronavirus Testing ‘We Would Have Very Few Cases,’ Here Is The Reaction

May 15

Bruce Y. Lee

In a speech on Thursday at Owens and Minor, a medical supply distributor located in Allentown, PA, President Donald Trump wondered whether testing for Covid-19 coronavirus is “overrated.” He then proceeded to say, “And don’t forget, we have more cases than anybody in the world. But why? Because we do more testing.”

US President Donald Trump speaks following a tour of medical supply distributor Owens and Minor Inc. ... [+] AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES

Next, he clarified: “When you test, you have a case. When you test, you find something is wrong with people. If we didn’t do any testing, we would have very few cases.”

Whoa, is that how it works? That would change everything. The sound that you are hearing might be that of minds blown around the country. Perhaps, it’s sort of like when you first heard that Santa Claus is not the one who delivered those presents to your living room. Although you knew that the chimney in your house led to the furnace, it took a little time for you to put two-and-two together.

Sure, there are those statistics that paint a grim picture of what’s happening in the U.S. For example, as of today, over 85,000 people in the U.S. have already died from Covid-19, which is by far tops in the world. That number is well above the next highest country tally, the 33,693 reported deaths that have occurred in the United Kingdom.

Sure, many, many public health experts have continued to push for much more widespread testing.

Sure, there is really no other way besides testing to tell who actually has the virus and where it may be spreading.

Sure, not knowing this information can be like playing in a football game without being able to see the field. But could testing actually be like sex on the beach or England’s men’s football team: overrated?

More:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucelee/2020/05/15/trump-without-doing-covid-19-coronavirus-testing-we-would-have-very-few-cases-here-is-the-reaction