Yesterday Pence said:. "Don't get a test if you don't have symptoms." Two minutes later: "My wife and I will be taking the test this afternoon." He appears to not have symptoms. If he thought he has it or might have symptoms he shouldn't be standing at the podium 2 feet from the President. Do as they say not as they do apparently...<p>Add: four feet good, two feet better
This is another demonstration of how (some) elected politicians are unable to grasp reality.<p>Imagine the person at your workplace, who is liked by most people. Is that the person which is most capable of deciding what should happen to steer the community as a whole?<p>Most probably not.<p><a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22657717" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22657717</a>
It’s worth noting that if he was a normal citizen there’s no way he’d have been tested.<p>We’ve got a LOT of people wandering around with covid-19 who have no idea.<p>NY’s recent numbers are eye-popping, but it’s quite likely it’s because they are testing a lot more than anyone else in the US, not because other places don’t have the same level of cases.