Re:Italy and South Korea virus outbreaks reveal disparity in...
by adnzzzzZ on Thursday March 12, 2020 @08:07PM
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You shouldn't discount the psychological factor of these things. Today, 1 day after the big move by the US to ban flights from Europe, we're seeing a lot more movement from various governments and states in taking action against the virus' spread. So even though the action itself might not be that useful, it's big enough that it gets people attention and it seems to have moved people across governments into more action.
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Re:Italy and South Korea virus outbreaks reveal disparity in...
by kjakm on Friday March 13, 2020 @07:38AM
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True but I'd still go back to the UK advice: the virus is going to spread (we aren't going to stop it) so we need to focus on spreading the peak out so we can deal with it. If we force people to make drastic changes too early (well before the peak) then when we actually need them to make those changes (just before the peak) they will be burnt out and won't do it nearly as effectively.
Re:Italy and South Korea virus outbreaks reveal disparity in...
by J-dawg on Friday March 13, 2020 @12:17PM
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Until recently I would have said the same thing as you, but I'm increasingly convinced that the drastic changes (closing schools, social distancing etc) are exactly what we should be doing to spread the peak out.
The peak is coming either way. Continuing to allow people to mix with each other as normal will make it steeper and more intense.
This article [0] makes the case well.
[0] https://medium.com/@tomaspueyo/coronavirus-act-today-or-peop...