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China started with single digit cases, which then spread countrywide with tens of thousands of cases and many deaths. They quarantined cities, built 1000 bed ho
by yumraj 7y ago
China started with single digit cases, which then spread countrywide with tens of thousands of cases and many deaths. They quarantined cities, built 1000 bed hospitals in 10 days. And now after about 2 months they are seeing a slowdown.
Why would this exact scenario regarding growth in the number of cases not play out in the US? The only difference is smaller population, but cities are dense here too.
However, unlike China, I don't think US and other countries will be able to quarantine entire cities.
They only hope IMHO is that the virus becomes less virulent with as summer approaches.
- unreal37 7y agoApparently China will have a massive economic cost to this. "New data on China that has trickled in over the last few days suggests the damage coronavirus has wrought on the world’s second-largest economy could be worse and more prolonged than previously expected, despite a decline this week in the number of new infections in the country." [0] https://business.financialpost.com/news/economy/five-signs-the-coronavirus-hit-on-the-chinese-economy-is-worse-than-expected https://business.financialpost.com/news/economy/five-signs-t...
- AnimalMuppet 7y agoThe cost of doing nothing may have been far higher, though.
- cprayingmantis 7y agoI think the thing that no one is looking at here is that nursing homes and elderly care centers are going to be hot beds for the the virus. From my understanding China and most of these Asian countries is that don't have nursing homes so the house can be isolated. Here in the US we concentrate the elderly in these nursing homes and hope for the best. Most CNAs don't have enough vacation or sick time to miss work so they will continue to come to work if they're feeling a little bad or have a slight fever and they will spread it despite everyone's vigilance.
- tartoran 7y agoPerhaps CNAs should start wearing masks not only to prevent getting sick but to prevent spreading the virus.
- stefano 7y ago> I don't think US and other countries will be able to quarantine entire cities. Italy quarantined entire towns.
- yumraj 7y agoSmall towns. Can US quarantine entire Bay Area, or entire Santa Clara county? Maybe, but the cost to economy would be huge..