Experts: Rapid testing helps explain few German virus deaths
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March 8, 2020
BERLIN (AP) — Germany has confirmed more than 1,100 cases of the new coronavirus but — so far — just two deaths, far fewer than other European countries with a similar number of reported infections.
Experts said Monday that rapid testing as the outbreak unfolded meant Germany has probably diagnosed a much larger proportion of those who have been infected, including younger patients who are less likely to develop serious complications.
That's given authorities more chance of containing the virus, and more time to prepare for it.
"We in Germany were simply at the forefront in terms of diagnostic...
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