COVID questions and what we know so far

  1. Are the DNA tests able to account for the mutating RNA identity of SARS-CoV-2? If the virus is mutating, how are the DNA tests adapting to keep up?
  2. How standardized are the DNA tests and how different are the DNA primers being used in each region/ company/ lab/ country to identify the viral RNA?
  3. What components are the tests identifying as positive hits? Is each testing center using the same metrics to identify a positive vs. negative outcome?

Questions 2 and 3 are asking for different answers. Question 2 has to do with the standardization of search parameters (DNA primers), while question 3 has to do with the standardization of evaluations of results from DNA tests.

Meanwhile, hear about what we know so far in this hour long webinar detailing the findings of chinese doctors working in Wuhan during the Covid-19 crisis:

American aand Chinese Cardiology Associations present webinar on findings from Covid-19 case studies in China, March 18 2020

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