We seem to be following the Italian model on this
By tomorrow we will certainly have more cases than Japan, despite them getting the disease about a month earlier than we did. The solution is simple. Test in mass, and quarantine immediately. We are not testing enough so we don't know who to quarantine. Third world countries are testing more than we are. The federal response is beyond incompetent. This is going to get bad very quickly.
Link: https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2020/03/12/814522489/singapore-wins-praise-for-its-covid-19-strategy-the-u-s-does-not?fbclid=IwAR1MzZeP5S4J2IYPOrWpnpFkkKK4oa8suQNRHSUeNjT6Jkrh8bh4ydWkxjw
Replies to: We seem to be following the Italian model on this
This is an absolutely stupid article from a statistical standpoint.
Yeah, Singapore might have 200 cases and France and German 10x more, but those countries have more than 10x the population of Singapore.
It might have a point about Italy, but not those two countries.
Of course it's a stupid article, look who posted it.
This is like posting shit from the WaPo that Conor thinks is gospel. These people are sick with hoping this virus gets worse and hurts America because of their intense hatred for the President.
Name one item that is incorrect in the article
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It's funny you think I am actually going to read that garbage.
I think everything happening right now is an over reaction. All the people I have seen interviewed coming out of quarantine say they had a fever and not much else. Yes, it's a cause for concern and to be cautious. People like you love the doom and gloom and hope this hurts Trump. That in itself is really sad. My wife has a sister just like you and she is in her glory right now. Of course, she lives off the government and loves to bash Trump too.
But you read every liberal leaning post on this board
I'm worried about my elderly parents, not the political outcome. To suggest otherwise is beyond insulting and fuck you for suggesting it.
Oh no, that is awfully mean. You really need to adjust your tone. Do you have your toilet paper?
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it's the lack of exponential growth there that is significant
...and Japan is more populous than any European nation.
Conor just showed us that Italian models are exceptional...
Luckily I bought a lot of toilet paper...so I’m safe.
I think it probably just needs to run it's course.
This isn't Polio or Smallpox. It's also not the Spanish Flu that killed the young and healthy. More testing and quarantines would be helpful, sure, but I wouldn't go all authoritarian on it. At this point the biggest concern is the panic it is creating.
If people had confidence that all cases were identified and quarantine, we wouldn't need shut downs.
Also, "running its course" likely means 2% of all Americans die and a significant portion of survivors (at least 10%) will likely have permanent lung damage. You are okay with that?
I don't think you could stop it even with an infinite amount of money.
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Other countries are. There is a blueprint.
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CT declared a state of emergency over five cases
The panic has gotten out of control.
5 identified cases. Big difference, since we've probably only identified a fraction of the cases.
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Our society is not set up to follow the Korean approach
And our over-regulation hampers the ability of private enterprise to attack the problem.
Link: https://www.google.com/amp/s/mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKBN20Z27P
We shouldn't have to count on private enterprise to respond to a global pandemic
We wouldn't be counting on private enterprise if it was an invading army of humans instead of viruses. The federal gov't should lead in this scenario, and they are not.