Meanwhile, testing has skyrocketed. Some employers are requiring tests before employees can return to work. Hospitals are testing everyone who comes in for elective surgeries. The result has been a huge surge in positive tests, which the media insists on calling “cases.” But using the word “case” implies someone has a clinically significant illness – that they are sick enough to need hospitalization or at least medical attention. In fact, many people infected with the coronavirus do not even know they have it, especially if they are under 50 and in decent health. They most often have either no
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