Isn't WHO advice on masks saying it is not recommended for healthy population?
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Ming the Merciless
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Boris didn’t say we were past the peak, he said he was past his peak!
Adam4868
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Great acheivment although how many were home test kits,so not necessarily tested ?
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I think they just said around 27000 (I may be slightly out) and that they were included as part of the original counting process as per the Gov.uk website - ie not a last ditch fudge.
Currently up to just over a million tests in total.
Edit: 27000
mjr
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So we're now doing as much as Germany was doing a few days less than a month ago? Yes, well done to those involved, but a lead parachute to those who delayed the needed resources.
And how many tests today?
Ming the Merciless
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When are they going to hit the 500,000 figure?
mjr
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No. Why would you think that? It's pretty easy to find on the WHO website that the WHO says "potential advantages of the use of mask by healthy people in the community setting include reducing potential exposure risk from infected person during the 'pre-symptomatic' period and stigmatization of individuals wearing mask for source control. However, the following potential risks should be carefully taken into account in any decision-making process: self-contamination [...] potential breathing difficulties [...] false sense of security [...] diversion of mask supplies [...] diversion of resources [...] The population should receive clear instructions on what masks to wear, when and how."
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Just look at your second from last word.
mjr
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Germany reported 1.3m tests done by 8 April. Their first case was 4 days ahead of the UK's but somehow we're 4 weeks behind. https://www.rki.de/DE/Content/InfAZ...chte/2020-04-08-de.pdf?__blob=publicationFile
mjr
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I've been criticised for this on another site, but I think Belgium's unlocking commission is a good balance: 5 medics (including the federal COVID lead officers), 3 economists, 1 jurist, 1 trade unionist, 0 politicians. The medics clearly have the upper hand but they cannot overrule alone.
mjr
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Oh I see. OK, they're not recommending their use but they're also explicitly not recommending against them either!
deptfordmarmoset
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A test is more than a kit in an envelope. And a kit in an envelope is not a test done. They shouldn't be counted as tests until the results have been communicated to Public Health England.
