But just as the virus grows rapidly, so it can be killed off rapidly. That is done by eliminating all paths of infection and waiting a few weeks (the infectious period).
— Andrew M
I dont think that's going to happen. China came down off lockdown and went right back on. I think it has multiple options for transmission. — frank
The choice between stopping the virus or protecting the economy is a false choice. If the virus is not stopped, then health systems will be overwhelmed, the dead bodies will pile up, and economies will be devastated anyway.
— Andrew M
For the US, yes. For less developed countries? I’m far from convinced because they lack the basic infrastructures to police this or the beds, staff and equipment to treat the waves of patients. — I like sushi
It does, but China has time and options now for learning more about the virus, and figuring out what actions work and what do not. — Andrew M
This really comes down to whether countries have the collective will to do what it takes to stop the virus. If they do, then it will be much easier to contain the second time around. — Andrew M
If I could just vent for two seconds here. We hope it's a matter of human will. I don't think we know that yet because we aren't through it. The assumption that our leaders are supposed to be geniuses with time machines has us turning on each other already. If it turns out that nature really does have the upper hand here, the arrogance of assuming that humans were supposed to dominate it and just failed because they're stupid or evil can have potentially ugly consequences like scapegoating. — frank
Yes. Hopefully their next attempts at easing off lockdown will work. If not, that will be worrisome. They will continue trying to discover the answer while knowing that their ability to stay in lockdown is limited. — frank
They believe... the Politburo is a knight in shining armor. — NOS4A2
It also plays right into the hands of PRC propagandists who would write off the protests as nothing more than an American neoimperialist plot. — StreetlightX
I hope they riot until Carrie Lam's head is on a stick.
Or more probably, until she flees to the mainland licking the boots of her autocratic overlords. — StreetlightX
Don’t bother. They believe China is a race and the Politburo is a knight in shining armor. Then they’ll spin around and shit on Americans and call for the executions of their leaders. — NOS4A2
Don't see why we can't throw all of them into a firepit.
— StreetlightX
Guillotine would work for me too. Less greenhouse gases. — Nobeernolife
Then you should clarify that.
So, who in the Republican Senate and Congress are you ready to Guillotine?
— boethius
Probably a whole bunch. For starters, everyone who signed off on those, what, 800 pages of pork that they all squeezed into the Corona emergency fund. Anyone who signed off on that atrocity, no matter what party, deserves your bonfire or the French solution. — Nobeernolife
I make my predictions distinct from my comments on what measures should be taken. Trump has eventually fallen into line behind the likes of me and Street. Time for you to follow suit. There is no-one out there now arguing that measures aimed at enforcing social distancing are a bad idea.
Probably a whole bunch. For starters, everyone who signed off on those, what, 800 pages of pork that they all squeezed into the Corona emergency fund. Anyone who signed off on that atrocity, no matter what party, deserves your bonfire or the French solution — Nobeernolife
In Thailand, you get fined if you don't wear a mask. That's the way to go. — Baden
Speaking of about faces, WHO and the CDC said masks weren't effective, which was the apparent lie told because they feared doctors wouldn't have enough if the average citizen did. The net result of a lie is distrust, which isn't what you need when you're trying to get the public to do as you ask because you lack the means of meaningful enforcement otherwise. — Hanover
Give me liberty or give [the old, the sick, and the poor] death! — StreetlightX
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