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Re:Open letter from Italy to the international scientific co... by dependenttypes on Sunday March 15, 2020 @04:07PM (#22586280)
> Hospitals have been shown to be a major vector for transmission

Not sure how this is relevant to my post.

> What if they live in a nursing home in close proximity to other elderly people?

The nursing home could stock up and ban people from coming in or out of it.

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Re:Open letter from Italy to the international scientific co... by sdkaufman on Sunday March 15, 2020 @07:40PM (#22587985)
> Not sure how this is relevant to my post.

Many older people cannot just stop getting medical care, and by doing so will be exposed to COVID-19. Especially because hospitals and clinics are overwhelmed by COVID-19 patients.

> The nursing home could stock up and ban people from coming in or out of it.

And all the nursing home staff will be locked inside and not leave for months? Where do they sleep / shower etc?None of the nursing home staff have families or children to care for?

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