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by gohbgl 2261 days ago
> I don't buy that.

Well now you have a control group to compare against.

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Control group analysis has been very problematic in this epidemic

A high % of people are asymptomatic or just has mild/moderate symptoms. People might not have known what hit them.

Hence people might be tested (now) if they fit the symptoms. Might be tested, and might or might not be classified as Covid-19 without the tests

And that's in countries with a good health system. Maybe some country with hundreds of official cases is already in the millions. Who knows?!