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> I think drastic steps including quarantining US cities are warranted Do you expect whole cities, such as Seattle and San Francisco to be able to survive when
by t-writescode 7y ago
> I think drastic steps including quarantining US cities are warranted
Do you expect whole cities, such as Seattle and San Francisco to be able to survive when people are not allowed to go to work? People such as grocery store workers, restaurant employees, Uber drivers, and so on?
Who will pay their rent?
The United States, at present, is not prepared, at all, for handling a month-long quarantine of any major city. The poor people in that city will suffer, hard, and the fall out will be worse than the 2% death rate in those cities.
- jobigoud 7y agoI think the 2% death rate is only when your healthcare system isn't completely overwhelmed and you have enough mechanical ventilators for the ~20% of cases that need them.