This is a disaster!
NJ has little to no testing available. I have all classic symptoms for Covid-19 and local Dr and urgent care are refusing to test. They are only testing those with symptoms and if patient knows they were exposed to someone with a confirmed case of Covid-19. They said they do not have enough tests to test everyone with symptoms. Dr instructed me to stay indoors until symptom-free for 24 hours and was told that rest of family does not have to isolate.
I personally know many people in Lakewood who over the last 24 hours are coming down with fever and other symptoms, yet are being told by Doctors that there are not enough tests for them. It sounds to me like many many more people have the disease then the official numbers- If they wont test then obviously they wont have positive cases.
The issue is if Doctors are treating this like a regular virus (not quarantining those who had contact with patient, saying they can go out after 24 hours etc vs full quarantine and 14 day isolation) because they are not testing and therefore don't have a positive confirmation then the virus will just keep on spreading like its has been until now.