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Re:WHO says Covid-19 pandemic is 'one big wave', not seasonal by DoofusOfDeath on Tuesday July 28, 2020 @01:28PM (#23978338)
Many (most?) places around the world have changed the way they do things so as to limit the spread of coronavirus.

These measures are currently seen as temporary. I wonder how long covid-19 needs to be a major threat before these "temporary" measures become permanent cultural / legal fixtures. E.g., updates to building codes, or conversion of executive emergency orders into permanent law.

For example, modifying building codes for retail/office space to reduce risk of person-to-person transmission via bio-aerosol.

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Re:WHO says Covid-19 pandemic is 'one big wave', not seasonal by secondcoming on Tuesday July 28, 2020 @05:32PM (#23980924)
It can never become permanent. Everyone will eventually be exposed to, and get, this virus. That rate of transmission is what needs to be controlled as much as possible.
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