RE: We have Cytiva30 Jun 2020 11:40
>Testing will be around for a very long time to come.
@bigbitenow
I agree. Only when the western world adopts all the outbreak regulations already present in asia eg thorough track and trace ( aka singapore) and blanket testing of as many people as possible, regardless of whether they have symptoms or not, then this crisis will start coming to an end. The true goal however is obviously a cure , treatment or vaccine to stop people dying. A vaccine or treatment needs to stop the body attacking itself due to corona, effectively turning covid into a flu-like infection, instead of this deadly virus. The fatality statistics of the flu are the benchmark for the scientists . The number of flu deaths are regretable but it doesn't bring the world to its knees. It's considered socially acceptable , like driving. On a macro economic scale, covid may have already changed the behaviour of many people for many years regardless of a treatment. And then of course the next virus will mutate and jump from animals to humans . These mutations are becoming more frequent. In the future testing ourselves for mutated viruses maybe as frequent as brushing our teeth.