This is known as a "strawman argument", when you argue against a ridiculous position that nobody is suggesting.

The largest number of tests per 10,000 people is Spain's at 18.

S Korea, which has flattened the curve, is at 0.6 per 10,000.

India is at 0.04.

Test more. https://twitter.com/Somesh_IAS/status/1250121074575937536
(As the above demonstrates, the role of the media is to inform and educate the public, quite often against dishonest arguments put forward by the government.)
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