What it’s like to go into lockdown for the second time

Re:What it’s like to go into lockdown for the second time by zaroth on Saturday August 15, 2020 @07:19PM (#24173296)

There’s no evidence that a strict lockdown for several weeks can practically eliminate coronavirus indefinitely without perfect control over a non-permiable border.

As soon as people (or even goods) can move freely across the border of your strictly locked down area you’re back to positive cases spreading through a susceptible population.

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Re:What it’s like to go into lockdown for the second time by gnat on Sunday August 16, 2020 @06:38AM (#24176729)

The three essentials: strong borders, lots of testing & tracing, and social distancing (including masks).

I've read epidemiologists saying that there's kinda a CAP theorem for epidemiology. Namely, you can trade off one if you're strong on the others: if you're going to have a greater risk of letting it in from weak border controls, then you have to make it hard to catch (distancing) and detect & eliminate it fast when it shows up (testing & tracing). Similarly, if you don't want distance then you've got to be very strong keeping it out and finding it if it shows up. And if you're slack on testing & tracing, then be extremely vigilant on not getting it in the first place.

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Re:What it’s like to go into lockdown for the second time by gregoriol on Sunday August 16, 2020 @06:35AM (#24176720)

That's called summer and holidays here in europe. The result is not good.

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