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U.K. tests more than any Country in Europe

(53 Posts)
Whitewavemark2 Fri 02-Jul-21 11:12:17

It is the delta variant that is pushing up the numbers. With luck European countries will make a better fist of keeping it at bay than we have.

MawBe Fri 02-Jul-21 11:09:06

It would appear to be perfectly possible. The number of hospital admissions is perhaps a better guide - do we have those figures (per 100,000 of population) for other countries?

GrannyGravy13 Fri 02-Jul-21 10:57:49

I am hoping that someone more knowledgeable than me can explain if it is because we are testing more that our cases are so high.

Many are asymptotic so without taking a test would carry on as normal, with the chance of infecting others?

Also cannot find any definitive data regarding false positives.