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Re:U.S. field hospitals stand down, most without treating an... by mattwad on Friday May 08, 2020 @12:29PM (#23116549)
in the US we still aren't even following these simple rules consistently (even in NYC where I live). I agree with your point, I blame the guy in charge of everything who's repeatedly tried to downplay the severity, causing the rest of the system to seemingly overreact to compensate for people refusing to follow the rules.
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Re:U.S. field hospitals stand down, most without treating an... by clairity on Friday May 08, 2020 @01:21PM (#23117155)
it's ok if we don't follow the rules perfectly and consistently for sufficient risk reduciton. but people absolutely flouting them is problematic, and the majority of that is likely a reaction to the overhyping in the first place.

regarding trump, luckily our governmental structures are designed to withstand such incompetence. i'm more concerned that the legislative process is torching money in the wrong places.

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Re:U.S. field hospitals stand down, most without treating an... by jtbayly on Friday May 08, 2020 @01:24PM (#23117192)
The models never assume full compliance. IIRC, the big one from the UK assumed 70%.
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