Re:Bolsonaro fires health minister, calls to reopen economy
by ashtonkem on Thursday April 16, 2020 @07:59PM
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You’ve managed to completely ignore why we had a lock down; it’s not about preventing total infections, although that would be nice, it’s about preventing a spike of infections that overwhelms the medical system.
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Re:Bolsonaro fires health minister, calls to reopen economy
by SpicyLemonZest on Thursday April 16, 2020 @08:02PM
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I don't follow. I'm not ignoring that. We locked down to prevent a spike, and in many places the spike has been successfully prevented, so those places are now figuring out how to open up. Some people say that this is irresponsible - that nobody should open up until the coronavirus can be eradicated - but this isn't realistic and isn't what public health officials think should happen.