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RB TexLa

(17,003 posts) Tue Mar 31, 2020, 01:07 AM Mar 2020

Who has been tested? I have a question.

Did they ask for your race/ethnicity? An acquaintance of mine was tested and they insisted he give them his race. He refused. He had noticed the same thing I had. That no one is reporting the race of confirmed cases and deaths so he was not thrilled by their insistence on obtaining his.

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Who has been tested? I have a question. (Original Post) RB TexLa Mar 2020 OP

they will not do testing here in Sweden, even if you are symptomatic, unless you're in a risk group Celerity Mar 2020 #1

You could probably put down any race you identify with at the moment. Lucid Dreamer Mar 2020 #2

True RB TexLa Mar 2020 #3

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They didn't ask me. I'm in WA, went through clinic/hosp drive through. They already had my uppityperson Mar 2020 #4

Did you have to have a Dr's referral? captain queeg Mar 2020 #9

We have a hotline, it took several days to get the referral but I wasn't uppityperson Mar 2020 #12

How long before you got the results. Mine took 13 days! patricia92243 Mar 2020 #11

5 days to results. They called me on sun to tell me results uppityperson Mar 2020 #13

I saw a graphic of how far in they have to go for that dewsgirl Mar 2020 #5

It could be about making sure minorities are being treated fairly renate Mar 2020 #7

My concern is, they seem to be collecting it but there is no info on RB TexLa Mar 2020 #8

No. But my doctor sent me to the Health Department and I don't patricia92243 Mar 2020 #10

Celerity

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1. they will not do testing here in Sweden, even if you are symptomatic, unless you're in a risk group

Reply to RB TexLa (Original post)

Tue Mar 31, 2020, 01:25 AM

Mar 2020

We are so fucked up atm.

The Guardian : 'They are leading us to catastrophe': Sweden's coronavirus stoicism begins to jar

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100213205442

Update, we now have the US equivalent of 5511 deaths, it is rapidly climbing (2145 since Saturday)