[Erika]

"In the current absence of widespread testing, everyone should be assuming the virus is present in their communities and taking appropriate precautions. And a natural effect of identifying specifically where the infections are is that many people in areas where infections have not been identified will not take such precautions, when they should."

Here in Seattle some great progress has been made on developing and implementing testing ...

"Within 48 hours of receiving permission from the FDA to conduct tests on Feb. 29, the UW laboratory began processing 100 tests a day, and it expects soon to reach more than 1,000 a day."

Link is here:

https://www.fredhutch.org/en/news/center...-test.html

[Erika]

"In the current absence of widespread testing, everyone should be assuming the virus is present in their communities and taking appropriate precautions. And a natural effect of identifying specifically where the infections are is that many people in areas where infections have not been identified will not take such precautions, when they should."

Here in Seattle some great progress has been made on developing and implementing testing ...

"Within 48 hours of receiving permission from the FDA to conduct tests on Feb. 29, the UW laboratory began processing 100 tests a day, and it expects soon to reach more than 1,000 a day."

Link is here:

https://www.fredhutch.org/en/news/center...-test.html