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So far the virus is believed to have a two week incubation period with unknown transmissability during that time, which makes it particularly hard to contain, e

So far the virus is believed to have a two week incubation period with unknown transmissability during that time, which makes it particularly hard to contain, especially with a migration like Chinese New Year. The lockdown is unprecedented in China but the Soviet Union used to do similar lockdowns (at a smaller scale) during cholera outbreaks. I think this is just a massive overcorrection due to China's 2003 SARS outbreak but we'll start seeing more and more of these large scale quarantines as our civilization comes to terms with the realities of cheap air travel.

chewz 7y ago
In 1963 during last outbreak of smallpox epidemic in Europe Wroclaw in Poland had been quarantined for 47 days. [] https://www.reddit.com/r/europe/comments/6nhzqd/54_years_ago_in_wroclaw_was_declared_a_state_of/ https://www.reddit.com/r/europe/comments/6nhzqd/54_years_ago...
- perakojotgenije 7y ago
  Correction - 1972 Yugoslav smallpox outbreak was the last in Europe [1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1972_Yugoslav_smallpox_outbreak https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1972_Yugoslav_smallpox_outbrea...
  - sadfklsjlkjwt 7y ago
    Actually it was in the UK. This was also (hopefully) the last death ever. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1978_smallpox_outbreak_in_the_United_Kingdom https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1978_smallpox_outbreak_in_the_...