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Doesn’t it make more sense for the family of a nursing home worker who is living with him be tested as well after he just tested negative for Covid 19?

Asked by mazingerz88 (29229points) April 12th, 2020 from iPhone

I have a friend who works in a nursing home who just got a test as part of a priority effort by our state’s governor to stop the spread of the virus in nursing homes where residents are most vulnerable. He tested negative.

He doesn’t know yet if and when they’re going to be tested again. Assuming they have more test kits doesn’t it make more sense if the people he interacts with daily at home be given tests too?

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Tropical_Willie's avatar

It sure does; that was a point in time, twenty minutes latter he could be infected by someone he walks by at the market or somewhere else.

Tropical_Willie's avatar

But that is a the heart of the problem; not enough test kits available. I think I saw there were enough test kits to test about one percent of the USA population.
That is why social distancing is so important

Inspired_2write's avatar

I think that maybe the test itself is not accurate at times as it was stated that some that were tested and found to be negative actually were positive.

chyna's avatar

I saw where trump said there were enough test kits for everyone who wanted a test and that it was beautiful. Was that not true?

Tropical_Willie's avatar

BEAUUTIFULLLLL ! BIGLY
Trump can’t understand how much his lies are hurting people, like all the Church Goers in the Bible-belt.

mazingerz88's avatar

^^Shame on you! It’s unpatriotic and unproductive to criticize America’s Cheerleader. It might ruin his lie-juggling act which would certainly make Simon Cowell boot him out of the show.

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