Coronavirus News/Updates Pt. 2 (represent, politicians, compare, elect)

[jjrose]

Originally Posted by AADAD

'by doing exactly what the government is doing and proposing.

Which is?

Telling people to wash their hands? Don't go out?

When people don't think this is a real threat, due to the low numbers that are confirmed, they will do as they please. Then there is the fact that people need to work to pay bills, and buy food. Asymptomatic people can still infect others, so that is more spread.

[ansible90]

Originally Posted by AADAD

Testing is not the issue, it does not adjust treatment, only risks of contagion.

ONLY risks of contagion? That is what we need to slow down... the rate of contagion!

[TMSRetired]

Originally Posted by lilyflower3191981

I found a source of how many people we have actually tested

Compare to all the other countries, You do the math and try to figure out if the number of our actual case is accurate

https://www.worldometers.info/corona...id-19-testing/

I don't think it is doom and gloom, I think if we practice social distancing, there is no way we'd end up like Italy. The choice is ours.

And sometimes we have to be forced into it by government and business.

[TMSRetired]

Originally Posted by jjrose

Which is?

Telling people to wash their hands? Don't go out?

When people don't think this is a real threat, due to the low numbers that are confirmed, they will do as they please. Then there is the fact that people need to work to pay bills, and buy food. Asymptomatic people can still infect others, so that is more spread.

With what happened this week with all the closings ? Oh they know by now..stores are packed with people buying stuff.

They are finally waking up that this is serious.

[AADAD]

Originally Posted by jjrose

Which is?

Telling people to wash their hands? Don't go out?

When people don't think this is a real threat, due to the low numbers that are confirmed, they will do as they please. Then there is the fact that people need to work to pay bills, and buy food. Asymptomatic people can still infect others, so that is more spread.

so if people don't follow the myriad of advice they are getting then there is little the government can do.

[TMSRetired]

Originally Posted by ansible90

ONLY risks of contagion? That is what we need to slow down... the rate of contagion!

testing won't slow it down. isolation will slow it down.

[AADAD]

Originally Posted by ansible90

ONLY risks of contagion? That is what we need to slow down... the rate of contagion!

And we are doing so by the recommendations in the community and in the hospital.

[Joe the Photog]

Originally Posted by Neuling

Yep, those are the right steps.
Even gatherings of 50 people can turn into an avalanche, though. I would limit groups to families.

I was surprised at limiting gatherings to 50... is that really going to do much good?

[Joe the Photog]

Originally Posted by TMSRetired

testing won't slow it down. isolation will slow it down.

Testing ill give us more of an idea where our numbers lie. Are we Italy or China?

[AADAD]

The last place I would go would be a crowded big box store this week. Shop local and early. Use sanitizer pre and post going out. Be cool. Watch netflix, clean the house, pet the dog....