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You can use that single slide to dictate your response to the issue. That's fine and you have every right to. I'll use the advice by the WHO which literally sa

You can use that single slide to dictate your response to the issue. That's fine and you have every right to. I'll use the advice by the WHO which literally says not to panic since it hurts their response efforts: https://www.who.int/news-room/detail/03-03-2020-shortage-of-personal-protective-equipment-endangering-health-workers-worldwide https://www.who.int/news-room/detail/03-03-2020-shortage-of-... Instead of panicking, I'll do what they recommend, which is what I do anyway since it works against all viruses and is really quite reasonable: https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/331215/WHO-2019-nCov-IPCPPE_use-2020.1-eng.pdf https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/331215/WHO-... Also, the other article you posted from bedford.io seems to confirm this won't be a big deal. But even if it is, what do you suggest I do about it to improve the situation? I mean that question seriously. Further more, I'm not saying that one slide doesn't exist. But maybe it isn't the end all, be all of authority? Maybe the other link you yourself posted also has some validity?

claudeganon 7y ago
I think we need to do what Bedford himself said is necessary and lobby for it in our circles, even if authorities themselves refuse to act: > The author of the analysis, a computational biologist named Trevor Bedford, said there are likely already at least 500 to 600 cases of Covid-19 in the greater Seattle area. He urged health authorities and the public to immediately begin adopting non-pharmaceutical interventions — imposing “social distancing” measures, telling the sick to isolate themselves, and limiting attendance at large gatherings. https://www.statnews.com/2020/03/03/washington-state-risks-seeing-explosion-in-coronavirus-without-dramatic-action-new-analysis-says/ https://www.statnews.com/2020/03/03/washington-state-risks-s... So, practice social distancing as much as possible and encourage your friends and family to do the same (especially if you know them to be in one of the high risk groups or frequently). Similarly, advise against mass gatherings. There was just a 100,000+ person comic convention that planned to just barrel through in Seattle, but was forced to cancel because artists and attendees pushed back against it. But I’ll add that there’s mostly also agreement from the two sources. Per the above article: > Bedford said Seattle faces a stark choice — take aggressive actions to slow down the spread of the new coronavirus now or face the type of outbreak that engulfed Wuhan’s health facilities and led to a lockdown of the city that remains in place six weeks later.

claudeganon 7y ago

I think we need to do what Bedford himself said is necessary and lobby for it in our circles, even if authorities themselves refuse to act: > The author of the analysis, a computational biologist named Trevor Bedford, said there are likely already at least 500 to 600 cases of Covid-19 in the greater Seattle area. He urged health authorities and the public to immediately begin adopting non-pharmaceutical interventions — imposing “social distancing” measures, telling the sick to isolate themselves, and limiting attendance at large gatherings. https://www.statnews.com/2020/03/03/washington-state-risks-seeing-explosion-in-coronavirus-without-dramatic-action-new-analysis-says/ https://www.statnews.com/2020/03/03/washington-state-risks-s... So, practice social distancing as much as possible and encourage your friends and family to do the same (especially if you know them to be in one of the high risk groups or frequently). Similarly, advise against mass gatherings. There was just a 100,000+ person comic convention that planned to just barrel through in Seattle, but was forced to cancel because artists and attendees pushed back against it. But I’ll add that there’s mostly also agreement from the two sources. Per the above article: > Bedford said Seattle faces a stark choice — take aggressive actions to slow down the spread of the new coronavirus now or face the type of outbreak that engulfed Wuhan’s health facilities and led to a lockdown of the city that remains in place six weeks later.