The results coming back from Germany are of tests taken 2 weeks ago. Most of those are people are recovered now.
If we were averaging 350/400 per day out of the 1500 we were testing in Ireland, that’ll probably treble tonight when the 6000 from Germany are added in. Its the least of our problems.
It’s up the thread somewhere lost in lads talking about PH’s. 6,000 samples went to Germany 400 came back positive
By the looks of it they sent the low priority ones to Germany
Stop being obtuse.
Man in the Mirror…
What are you shitting about? Id happily wfh full time. I hate other people and detest my office.
The BCG builds character.
Nah, you’re being obtuse here.
5/7 day trailing average for case growth is an important one in case growth. Tests will change daily.
If ours go up a lot today, we have to look at it in that context.
I’ll take Dr Tony’s word for it, bro.
Has Dr Tony released the numbers today?
A cunt
He’s in a beer garden
The German testing approach is interesting. They mix 16 samples together and test once. If negative, move on and if positive, they do a binary match and some retest to identify the positive samples(s).
Efficient as you would expect.
Why 16?
Seems to allow best for a binary checkback while getting the max into the first test given the relatively low % of negatives they have experienced. It was not clear if the approach would allow for 8 tests to be combined or if 4 was next number.
Should we not just test people over sixty five and people with underlying conditions now? You are talking tiny numbers of people outside of this bracket that’ll actually get sick and they are likely causing the back log for testing.
They carry it and can spread it to at risk groups.
40% of those being hospitalized are under 55. This is a very serious disease if it gets hold of you.
In Ireland?
In the US, but I’m pretty sure numbers in Ireland are similar.