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Posted On: 04/25/2020 9:23:33 AM
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Mass virus testing in state prisons reveals hidden asymptomatic infections; feds join effort
Kevin Johnson
USA TODAY
Within a week, infections had surged to 444. Perhaps even more revealing: More than 90% of the newly diagnosed inmates displayed no symptoms, meaning that the deadly virus could have remained hidden had the state followed federal guidelines that largely reserve testing for people displaying common symptoms, such as fever and respiratory distress.
“We would never have known,” North Carolina Department of Public Safety spokesman John Bull said.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/...003307001/
Kevin Johnson
USA TODAY
Within a week, infections had surged to 444. Perhaps even more revealing: More than 90% of the newly diagnosed inmates displayed no symptoms, meaning that the deadly virus could have remained hidden had the state followed federal guidelines that largely reserve testing for people displaying common symptoms, such as fever and respiratory distress.
“We would never have known,” North Carolina Department of Public Safety spokesman John Bull said.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/...003307001/
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