Re:Open letter from Italy to the international scientific co...
by tomp on Saturday March 14, 2020 @09:59PM
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> Individual actions have outsized impact in the face of exponential growth.
Are you sure? I think it's the other way around. Nothing I can do (apart from staying completely indoors, which I can't because I don't have enough supplies (food, etc.) to last for months) can prevent me from being infected (eventually). Luckily I'm in the low-risk group (young); I advised my parents the latter (hopefully they're following my advice).
Re:Open letter from Italy to the international scientific co...
by bluGill on Saturday March 14, 2020 @10:22PM
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The combined actions of individuals counts. You alone don't mean much (but if you happen to be the one who needs ICU care it matters to you), but when you and a million others avoid going out for anything other than groceries (washing hands well after that trip) there are many less opportunities for this to spread.
Obviously there are a lot of people required to get groceries to you, but if you are not in medicine or groceries stay home. That is a large supply chain but sti tiny and even those people are not going to other functions which reduces risk
The problem is twice as hard every time the number of cases doubles. If you don't want to work from home for many months, start working from home now.
Working from home isn't as bad as it seems. Modern collaboration tools are great. Our research group and wider laboratory have gotten into the swing of things within a week.