Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submitlogin
Germany ramps up coronavirus tests to 500k a week (thelocal.de)
3 points by deng on March 26, 2020 | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment


They should stop quoting the 'death rate' as being so different.

Countries that do more widespread testing have a lower rate of death / those tested, but that's not the 'death rate'.

What we need to start doing now is random samples of 1K completely random people. We need to get a grip on how prevalent the disease is in the population at large, not just those who went for tests.




Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: