I'm still not able to get tested if I'm not symptomatic.
Turns out that for a whole bunch of my fellow humans here in USAmerica Inc, another effect of this whole thing is that we've been forced to see that too many folks won't go in for the test even if they are symptomatic for fear of finding out they're in need of hospitalization - which makes them even more fearful that they can't afford to be cared for.
(yeah, it's The Independent, but still) Independent:
Around one in seven Americans would not seek medical if they developed a fever or dry cough because of concerns over costs, a new poll has found.
It suggests that almost 35 million people might avoid seeing a doctor for the symptoms, which are known manifestations of Covid-19.
The new poll was conducted by Gallup and non-profit organisation West Health and published on Tuesday. It further found that 9 per cent of people would avoid healthcare even when the question was “framed explicitly as believing [they] have been infected by the novel coronavirus“.
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