Why would anyone not admitted to a hospital take a covid test? Do you get medicine if you're positive? How does this help you in any way, if you're not sick enough to be hospitalized? Are people really getting tested? I've seen pictures of empty testing locations. Where are all these tests coming from?
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I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say it's complete bullshit. They could say any number and people would believe it
People required to take a test for work or something, and everyone in the hospital.
Gotta keep those scary case numbers "HIGHER THAN WE'VE EVER SEEN BEFORE"!
The best part...the test used to identify official positive cases....was never designed to be a diagnostic tool for viral infection...
To date I've had 5 tests and will test again before seeing my family for Christmas. and yes, I'm seeing my family for Christmas because it's my f*ing right. God bless
some places are pushing testing to keep the governer from declaring them a red zone for a high positive rate. By pushing more tests, the case may still be higher as more "asymptomatic" (aka - non contagious) cases are found, but the "rate is lower as there are more negatives. Its a stupid game by stupid people for stupid people.
NYS, wife takes 2 per week for her job with Health Dept. Staff in Nursing Homes are also required to take weekly. Regular hospital workers may also be required to take.
People who have to for work (at least in NC). I work for an HVAC company, and any time an employee is in contact with someone who’s been exposed to someone else who’s tested positive for covid or suspected of having it, they have to get tested as well. They aren’t allowed to work until the test comes back negative regardless of if they’re showing systems or not. You can get tested at urgent care and I think even CVS, and it takes a week to get the results back. We’ve had multiple employees out for this every week for the past couple months, and we’re a small company. It doesn’t help the people who are sick/potentially exposed, but it supposedly stops them from spreading covid it to other people.
My son was tested bc if he had a positive test he could go back to school in 10 days instead of 24. 90% sure he had it and it was negative. He’s on his second quarantine bc some kid at school had it and he was around them. My wife gets tested all the time too bc she is an ICU nurse.
Some places, ie retirement homes, ongoing testing can be required for employees and residents.
People need to get tested for work, upcoming surgeries, travel, etc.
My daughter has to get tested to live on campus
Thanks to everyone for your responses. Most stated the reasons were healthcare workers and some schools. Are these two areas enough to be showing all these alleged cases? I'm assuming negative tests are not "cases", so that would imply all the healthcare workers are positive and kids in school are positive,since they seem to be the majority of test takers. Why would so many healthcare workers be infected 9 months after being on the job all this time? Wouldn't the majority already have had it, if they were ever going to get it?
Anyone in healthcare is tested daily due to the at risk nature of the clientele.
Universities affiliated with a hospital (academic medical centers) I go to such a University (won't say which one) but basically they offer it to all employees as often as you want, and essentially use it as a way to say they're monitoring the population and ensuring it doesn't spread. If you test positive, you have to stay home and quarantine etc etc following their guidelines. If you travel, you also have to get a test.
We've had about 5 ppl so far in my work area test positive. Fortunately all were mild cases and are back in action. Hope that sheds at least SOME light onto the situation, no idea where else they're getting the numbers from outside of what you already mentioned.