We had an expert one on TV answering questions, and one of the questions was the one I was burning to ask: "how do you know there are X infections per day"?
To what he answers "because we get data from pharmacies, doctors, etc. about cases"
- so how do you know that this is a total number? It is just the number of positive tests?
- yes, so we know the ratio and therefore can tell for the whole population
- so the number you provide is an estimate?
- no, the number of cases
(some time passed and then another question)
- when you extrapolate (they used a more human-friendly term), how do you know that the ones who come for tests are representative of the whole population
- ...
While I must say that our government reacted to the pandemic almost very well (except that they lied at the beginning), some of the experts they put ahead were ridiculous.
To what he answers "because we get data from pharmacies, doctors, etc. about cases"
- so how do you know that this is a total number? It is just the number of positive tests?
- yes, so we know the ratio and therefore can tell for the whole population
- so the number you provide is an estimate?
- no, the number of cases
(some time passed and then another question)
- when you extrapolate (they used a more human-friendly term), how do you know that the ones who come for tests are representative of the whole population
- ...
While I must say that our government reacted to the pandemic almost very well (except that they lied at the beginning), some of the experts they put ahead were ridiculous.