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I disagree. Containment still seems to be the correct course of action, which requires drastic up-front measures to prevent millions of cases simultaneously. Yo

I disagree. Containment still seems to be the correct course of action, which requires drastic up-front measures to prevent millions of cases simultaneously. You might disagree with that strategy, in which case that's fine, I think you're wrong. But you're mischaracterizing that strategy as panic. e.g. https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2020/03/from-a-scientist-coronavirus-pictures-to-ponder.html https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2020/03/fr...

tracker1 7y ago
Staying home when sick isn't containment?
- nocoolnametom 7y ago
  Sure, and those few days before you become symptomatic but you're already beginning to be contagious to others you're also staying home?
  - Izkata 7y ago
    ...Spreading it to 2 people instead of 5 still slows it down, which is where we're at now.
  - tracker1 7y ago
    So you want to test everyone in the country before they're showing symptoms, out just close the country for a few days?
natalyarostova 7y ago
(not to say some people aren't panicking. Which they of course should stop doing).
natalyarostova 7y ago
It's not sufficiently containment, due to the high incubation time, there is transmission amongst many who do not think they are sick. That's a property of this virus that makes it different.
- paulryanrogers 7y ago
  Slowing the spread helps too. It provides time to prepare and reduce the load on the health system.