Re:Why some governments appear not to be acting on the Covid...
by maest on Thursday March 12, 2020 @10:02AM
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This is blatanly false.
> there isn't anything governments can do about it.
Banning public events, locking down geographical areas, closing schools, pulling in retired medical workforce etc.
> doesn't mean that that something is meaningful or will have a positive impact
You can see the impact of measures such as enforcing lockdowns (e.g. Wuhan cases) and you can compare the spread of the virus in countries which take measures vs those that do not.
> there isn't anything governments can do about it.
Banning public events, locking down geographical areas, closing schools, pulling in retired medical workforce etc.
> doesn't mean that that something is meaningful or will have a positive impact
You can see the impact of measures such as enforcing lockdowns (e.g. Wuhan cases) and you can compare the spread of the virus in countries which take measures vs those that do not.