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Life here in Taiwan where 95% of the population wears surgical grade masks in public is virtually normal. We’ve had 322 cases of Covid-19 so far but only 50 of those contracted here in Taiwan, the rest infected overseas. 5 deaths total. Schools are open. Businesses are open.
One thing you can do to extend the life of a surgical mask which seems to work (I’ve tried it) is to get a cloth cover for your mask that your mask slips inside and wash that cover daily. The mask seems fresh each time I take it out. It’s a little bit harder to breathe with but not N95 mask so.
MIT associate professor Lydia Bourouiba, who has researched the dynamics of coughs and sneezes for years, warns in newly published research that the current guidelines are based on outdated models from the 1930s.
Rather than the assumed safety of 6 feet, Bourouiba warns that “pathogen-bearing droplets of all sizes can travel 23 to 27 feet.”
Her research, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, also warns that “droplets that settle along the trajectory can contaminate surfaces” — and “residues or droplet nuclei” may “stay suspended in the air for hours.”
I know Trump is an easy target because he acted slowly to this crisis.
But if we're being brutally honest a lot of western countries have acted too slowly. Italy has, Spain has, Sweden has, Belgium has, UK Sweden and The Netherlands even enacted in herding, which was even worse policy than the US has ever enacted, i.e. a policy of deliberately allowing the virus to spread on purpose to create immunity, which those countries have walked back on.
I honestly don't know how much better a democrat president being in charge would've made much difference. Where I do think there would be a difference, and IMO Trump's biggest problem, is messaging. The messaging from a democratic president would be much more disciplined, and these press conferences would be better. Trump continues to waffle too much, the less he speaks the better.
But lets not pretend the democrats would've somehow avoided this pandemic, the bulk of the 100,000-200,000 deaths would certainly happen under them too. We're trying to mitigate as many deaths as possible, but a lot of it is inevitable given there is simply no vaccine to work with.
Trump today addressed those who believe government should have done nothing. He referred to the models that projected 1.6 - 2.2 million deaths had the Federal and state governments chosen to do nothing.
Trump today addressed those who believe government should have done nothing. He referred to the models that projected 1.6 - 2.2 million deaths had the Federal and state governments chosen to do nothing.
The president and congressional leaders are expected to be able to walk and chew gum at the same time.
I get you although ...
it could prove to be quite the challenge for the "reduce government to the size where they can drag it into the bathroom & drown it in the bathtub" crowd.
After all, that's been the mantra for at least 2 decades.
Why are Democrats demanding a racial breakdown of covid-19 patients ? We are all Americans here.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/democra...inkId=85527099
The lawmakers said in a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar that the government is "currently failing to collect and publicly report on the racial and ethnic demographic information" for COVID-19 tests and patients.
some people cannot help themselves. When they are politicians, they know the media will report it.
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