Tokyo Olympics “looking at a cancellation” if coronavirus not contained

Re:Tokyo Olympics “looking at a cancellation” if coronavirus... by gibolt on Wednesday February 26, 2020 @12:58AM (#22420679)

I personally am watching others around me do what I consider "overreacting". Once it starts spreading locally though, the response will be reasonable.

The biggest gain in working from home is not protecting yourself, but the spread to all of your coworkers and then to all of the next infections beyond them leading to actual deaths.

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Re:Tokyo Olympics “looking at a cancellation” if coronavirus... by 01100011 on Wednesday February 26, 2020 @01:03AM (#22420696)

Exactly. I'm 0% worried about catching* COVID-19. I suspect I'm at much greater risk of dying from my daily commute. The reason to stay home is for others' sake. We in the tech industry often have jobs where we can stay home with no impact, so, why not do it now?

* There's probably a 100% chance I'll get it at some point, I just don't fear severe consequences from it.

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Re:Tokyo Olympics “looking at a cancellation” if coronavirus... by swsieber on Wednesday February 26, 2020 @01:14AM (#22420749)

Once you know it's spreading locally, countermeasures are a lot less effective.

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