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Well 2019-ncov is probably here to stay permanently, so while I appreciate the effort to slow it down, they're not going to save the world from it quite yet.
by platz 7y ago
Well 2019-ncov is probably here to stay permanently, so while I appreciate the effort to slow it down, they're not going to save the world from it quite yet.
- xbmcuser 7y agoIf they delay the spread it gives the world time to produce vaccines.
- Taniwha 7y agoWe don't have a SARS (a related coronavirus) vaccine yet .... it's likely going to take a while, why we need to be even more careful about keeping it contained
- bitbrewer 7y agoIt is very much possible that this virus does, in the end, spread to most corners of the world. However, the fact is that by locking down Hubei, China contributed to the fight against the virus by delaying the spread of the virus greatly. So China is to be applauded for doing this.
- huxflux 7y agoWhat are you basing this statement on? or is it just the flu of Reddit-inspired speculations on HN?
- dehrmann 7y agoFeels like some version of Pandora's Box/life (or non-life, in this case) will find a way. We haven't wiped out Polio yet. Actually, there are more coronavirus cases than polio.
- greatpatton 7y agoI think that this article (https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2020/feb/06/hidden-coronavirus-cases-could-thwart-containment-efforts-experts-warn https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2020/feb/06/h...) illustrate that it is very likely that the symptoms in most people are mild and these people are not seeking medical advice while spreading it around them. If this is really the case, it is going to be very difficult to contain it.