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Coronavirus Tally May Be Tip of Iceberg as Sick Go Untested

  • Slowing infections in Asia suggest broad testing helps
  • Doctor warns it’s ‘disastrous’ to seek out only severe cases
A woman walks past a sign guiding people to the entrance of a corona testing station in Berlin, on March 13. 

A woman walks past a sign guiding people to the entrance of a corona testing station in Berlin, on March 13. 

Photographer: Odd Andersren/AFP via Getty Images

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