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They mean "Sorry that your circumstances and symptoms are such that you're worried that you may have COVID-19"
Yes, this is what we meant. It does sound a bit weird though, we'll consider changing the wording. Thanks!
As I understand it, the weights are just the percentage of COVID+ patients that had each symptom. Fever gets 90.5 points because between 83 and 98% of pts had a fever and (83+98)/2 = 90.5.
The thresholds are back-calculated from recommendations: A 60 year old with a fever and dry cough should see a doctor. Using the point system above, that's 212.9 points, so...that's where the line is drawn.
This feels very adhoc to me, even though the (fractional!) point system makes it seem rigorous.
Is there any more documentation on the scoring system? As I understand it, the weights are just the percentage of COVID+ patients that had each symptom. Fever gets 90.5 points because between 83 and 98% of pts had a fever and (83+98)/2 = 90.5. The thresholds are back-calculated from recommendations: A 60 year old with a fever and dry cough should see a doctor. Using the point system above, that's 212.9 points, so...t…
The ".com" tld, along with no licensing information on github does't make me feel very good about the request for contribution.