Re:Italy is extending its coronavirus quarantine measures to...
by tejohnso on Monday March 09, 2020 @08:56PM
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What's so unhelpful about an honest, informed opinion from someone who is actually directly involved, working in a hospital?
Seemed quite helpful to me. Much more so than the pure speculation I'm hearing from other sources.
I got the impression the poster wanted to get their truth out, not fear monger.
Re:Italy is extending its coronavirus quarantine measures to...
by javajosh on Monday March 09, 2020 @09:27PM
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Did you read his post? He has recommendations: social distancing, especially for older people. Don't get into crowds. And really: stop complaining that you can't do this or that fun thing, this shit is getting real, and it's coming to a town near you. That last message is really important when lots of people don't seem to take this seriously.
Re:Italy is extending its coronavirus quarantine measures to...
by jpxw on Monday March 09, 2020 @08:57PM
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This doctor is simply trying to warn people of what is to come. Anecdotal evidence is never ideal, but in some situations it’s the best we can have. I don’t see any motive for this doctor to create undue panic or hysteria.
"Sorry, but to me, as a doctor, it's not reassuring that the most serious are mainly elderly people with other pathologies."
This could not be less helpful or more harmful. There is no useful information (that i got to, couldnt get all the way through). This is not an letter to the who or CDC trying to affect policy. This is a goddamn reddit post to scare people, vaguely, with the feelings of hospital staff. Im glad this doctor cares about comorbid patients, but this emotional non-rational prose is what drives mass hysteria and panics. We need data and recommendations.