CDC says U.S. gatherings of over 50 people should be put off

Re:CDC says U.S. gatherings of over 50 people should be put off by s0rce on Sunday March 15, 2020 @09:48PM (#22588895)

This is fundamentally a problem with our society. I'm not sure what happened to workers in authoritarian countries that are locked down (ie. China), how are they supporting their workers that can't work?

We can't have a modern society where your choices are work and spread a deadly virus likely overwhelming hospital facilities or not work, fail to pay rent, become homeless and starve.

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Re:CDC says U.S. gatherings of over 50 people should be put off by _delirium on Sunday March 15, 2020 @10:45PM (#22589277)

Singapore has been paying S$100/day (about US$70/day) for anyone issued a quarantine/stay-home order [1]. They've been doing extensive testing and contact tracing though, so they haven't been doing general lockdowns, just targeted stay-home orders to contacts of tested-positive people.

[1] https://www.mom.gov.sg/covid-19/frequently-asked-questions

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Re:CDC says U.S. gatherings of over 50 people should be put off by klipt on Sunday March 15, 2020 @09:57PM (#22588948)

People in China tend to save more than living paycheck to paycheck like Americans.

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