Re:Italy's Coronavirus Lockdown Tests the Limits of Democracy
by jaclaz on Monday March 09, 2020 @02:34PM
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All three may account for higher number of fatalities, but not for the speed of the virus spreading.
There is no real evidence that smokers or older people more easily get the virus, and of course if they stayed put at home they did not contribute to the spreading (they had no or however less contacts).
Re:Italy's Coronavirus Lockdown Tests the Limits of Democracy
by haunter on Monday March 09, 2020 @02:37PM
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As bryanrasmussen pointed out physical contact is also more common on meeting, especially kiss on the cheek. Like that's how you greet everyone and the best way to spread viruses
I've never been to the US but I don't think kiss on the cheek is that common there.
Re:Italy's Coronavirus Lockdown Tests the Limits of Democracy
by lacker on Monday March 09, 2020 @11:36PM
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I see a kiss on the cheek as a greeting in the US about once a year, usually between two visiting Europeans.
Re:Italy's Coronavirus Lockdown Tests the Limits of Democracy
by bryanrasmussen on Monday March 09, 2020 @02:30PM
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physical contact, kiss on the cheeks common.
Re:Italy's Coronavirus Lockdown Tests the Limits of Democracy
by anticensor on Monday March 09, 2020 @02:40PM
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> the a typical
Thanks for fixing.
- lot of heavy smokers
- the typical european old people attitude (and i'm saying that as a european too): "you don't take me anywhere". My grandparents passed away long ago but they never went to doctor only in the very last minute all the time. It's a kind of mentality and you can see that in the Italy cases. When they take people to the hospital and they die the next day it means they had a heavy fever for a week or more already. They have been sick for a long time but no, we don't go to the hospital. That's why what South Korea does is important, 20k tests daily, and they have done 200k already.