Report: Up to 90% of confirmed COVID-19 cases might not be contagious

[Assam_Bhayya]

Nearly 90 % of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the United States could be clinically insignificant and non-contagious, according to a recent newspaper analysis of laboratory data, raising the possibility that the widespread coronavirus mitigation measures put in place over the last several months may have been based in part on overstated viral test results. 

Public health experts throughout the U.S. are raising concerns that "standard [COVID-19] tests are diagnosing huge numbers of people who may be carrying relatively insignificant amounts of the virus," the New York Times reported on Saturday. A significant majority of the individuals who test positive "are not likely to be contagious," the paper says. 

At issue is the type of test often used to detect the novel coronavirus, one known as polymerase chain reaction or PCR. That type of test amplifies the viral genetic material in a sample, allowing testing machines to detect its presence.

 

The number of amplification cycles needed to detect the virus is directly correlated to a patient's viral load: The more cycles needed to get a positive result, the smaller the viral load in the patient. 

The Times reviewed "three sets of testing data" from New York, Massachusetts and Nevada. The paper found that "up to 90 percent of people testing positive carried barely any virus."

Citing a recent 24-hour U.S. tally of over 45,000 positive coronavirus cases, the paper said that "if the rates of contagiousness in Massachusetts and New York were to apply nationwide, then perhaps only 4,500 of those people may actually need to isolate and submit to contact tracing."

One virologist told the paper that it was "mind-blowing" that coronavirus tests are generally "just returning a positive or a negative" rather than detailing the actual viral load of the patient's sample. 

The Times's analysis, meanwhile, comes shortly on the heels of new research suggesting that asymptomatic spread of COVID-19 is comparatively rarer than earlier estimates. Scientists in China found that, among individuals with coronavirus infections, "asymptomatic cases were least likely to infect their close contacts."

[Assam_Bhayya]

[Assam_Bhayya]

oka pani cheyandra, bhoom meedha janaaniki motham injections ichi sampi 10gandi

 

[Dippindots]

15 minutes ago, Assam_Bhayya said:

oka pani cheyandra, bhoom meedha janaaniki motham injections ichi sampi 10gandi

 

Next vaccine peru tho jaragaboyedhi adhe

[LadiesTailor]

Em lolli vaaa.... roju ki oka news tho sampestunnaru 

[Assam_Bhayya]

calling @perugu_vada for his spandana/peeling

&           @Catalpha  for her justipicason

yend   @futureofandhra aka @AndhraneedSCS   for his vision & strategic planning for continuous testing-tracing, testing-tracing, testing-tracing, testing-tracing, . . . . . .

 

 

[tom bhayya]

democrats hoax, conspiracy fake virus fake deaths 

[Catalpha]

Lol epidemiologist talking about viral titers

[kevinUsa]

Emo vayya 

Ma parents attended a marriage on August 9 

All of them who went to marriage contracted it

My parents brother 

My brother lost sensory perceptions

 

He is unable to smell or taste anything

Parents are fine 

We article rasina vedava ki telvadu  emo

India lo bagane vastundi janalaki

Not many are taking precautions

[Catalpha]

20 minutes ago, Assam_Bhayya said:

calling @perugu_vada for his spandana/peeling

&           @Catalpha  for her justipicason

yend   @futureofandhra aka @AndhraneedSCS   for his vision & strategic planning for continuous testing-tracing, testing-tracing, testing-tracing, testing-tracing, . . . . . .

 

 

They are saying since PCR measures the amplified RNA, the original amount of viral load maybe different. PCR only tells you if you have virus or not. RT-PCR can give you the viral load as well. I think they are saying we should do RT-PCR.

[Catalpha]

Just now, Catalpha said:

They are saying since PCR measures the amplified RNA, the original amount of viral load maybe different. PCR only tells you if you have virus or not. RT-PCR can give you the viral load as well. I think they are saying we should do RT-PCR.

PCR cheyadaniki machines levani crying janalu, not everyone will have RT-PCR machines. 

[JambaKrantu]

3 hours ago, Assam_Bhayya said:

oka pani cheyandra, bhoom meedha janaaniki motham injections ichi sampi 10gandi

 

 

Next jarigedi ede, Vaccine Peru to..

long term effects ento teliyani oka vaccine ni world mottam ichi 10gutaru.. oka 10 years tarvata vaccine teeskunna vallandariki ee cancero vaste appudu chuskotame ante..

I always said from the becoming, Covid situation was overblown by the Dems and the media to create a recession out of a healthy economy. Lot of countries like India fell into the trap and have really damaged their economies..

[tom bhayya]

5 minutes ago, JambaKrantu said:

Next jarigedi ede, Vaccine Peru to..

long term effects ento teliyani oka vaccine ni world mottam ichi 10gutaru.. oka 10 years tarvata vaccine teeskunna vallandariki ee cancero vaste appudu chuskotame ante..

I always said from the becoming, Covid situation was overblown by the Dems and the media to create a recession out of a healthy economy. Lot of countries like India fell into the trap and have really damaged their economies..

avv dems are murdering people and calling them covid deaths power lo unnaru kadha ennanna chesthaaru 

[Assam_Bhayya]

20 minutes ago, tom bhayya said:

avv dems are murdering people and calling them covid deaths power lo unnaru kadha ennanna chesthaaru 

ok ok, multi-millions will get covid infected and millions die in the coming months yaaj per cambridge, oxford, buckigham fockinghum moddles. . .dems are pathits . . fauchi thata is messaih 

[Assam_Bhayya]

33 minutes ago, JambaKrantu said:

Next jarigedi ede, Vaccine Peru to..

long term effects ento teliyani oka vaccine ni world mottam ichi 10gutaru.. oka 10 years tarvata vaccine teeskunna vallandariki ee cancero vaste appudu chuskotame ante..

I always said from the becoming, Covid situation was overblown by the Dems and the media to create a recession out of a healthy economy. Lot of countries like India fell into the trap and have really damaged their economies..

1960s lo thalidomide ani medcine ichi janaalani sanka nakinchaaru, long term and long lasting disastrous side effects,  births, fetal health effects, defects etc.,

just google "Thalidomide disaster"