Ask HN: Isolation (from coronavirus) is only a temporary band-aid that will fail

Re:Ask HN: Isolation (from coronavirus) is only a temporary ... by sova on Friday March 20, 2020 @08:53AM (#22637147)

IANAE, Some of the simulations featured on HN reaffirm the fact that the sweep through the population must happen, but the relative concentration of virus per individual can be minimized. This will help minimize deaths, because if any one immune system is overloaded it cannot cope. It is like a tsunami that everyone must ride, but the relative strength of that tsunami can be curbed by minimizing cross-contact that inadvertently increases virus concentrations per person.

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Re:Ask HN: Isolation (from coronavirus) is only a temporary ... by DougN7 on Friday March 20, 2020 @10:01AM (#22637553)

That makes sense. But how long will it take? I've not seen discussions on the length of time we'll need to hunker down to get the benefit.

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Re:Ask HN: Isolation (from coronavirus) is only a temporary ... by sova on Friday March 20, 2020 @11:08AM (#22638110)

Great question, don't know, right now the most vital thing is that hospitals are not overloaded with dramatic influxes of care-seekers, so whatever helps stem that tide.

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Re:Ask HN: Isolation (from coronavirus) is only a temporary ... by DougN7 on Friday March 20, 2020 @12:32PM (#22638917)

My concern is not overwhelming hospitals translates to 20 years of lockdown. It isn't feasible. But we might not figure it out until we've destroyed the economy. Then we end up with the same deaths from the virus we were trying to prevent, plus the suffering/deaths of a crippled nation/economy. This sucks.

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