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Now maybe yes, but in the first few months where they were only testing people that really thought they had it and were getting 1 in 45 positives (I just had a cursory look at mid-May)
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Also if you were less likely to have a cough/fever from colds/flu in mid May so if you had symptoms you had a greater chance of it being covid?
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in the first few months where they were only testing people that really thought they had it
I don't think this is quite right. I really thought I had it, as did a lot of people I know, some of whom have subsequently tested positive for antibodies, but we couldn't get tested.
IIRC to get tested you had to be NHS or in hospital.
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It’s a bit strange that only 1 in 70 are testing positive who take a test.
That might be because key workers have to be taking them perhaps?