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I’m not sure about the overall efficacy of lockdowns unless: - The US plays along. We are likely a hotspot now, whether we go the “undertest and live in ignora
by jpster 7y ago
I’m not sure about the overall efficacy of lockdowns unless:
- The US plays along. We are likely a hotspot now, whether we go the “undertest and live in ignorance” route, or not.
- We have an effective plan for rebooting out of the lockdown. Which, until we have an effective treatment or vaccine, to me means temperature scanning in most public places imaginable, continued vigilance around disinfecting, continued limits on public gatherings, and more.
- igravious 7y agoFrom what the numbers are saying it looks like the USA is both under-testing and over-reporting simultaneously. Very odd state of affairs. I'm ignoring the total cases number from the USA at present because it is a clear outlier. The # of deaths is much more reliable but that number will lag as tests are performed. (The # of deaths for Germany is suspiciously low, as is the # of deaths for S. Korea.) I actually think the Chinese data is fairly accurate. the Iranian data, well, who knows. I'd like to think the European data is reliable, but again, who knows. If the USA becomes a hot-spot then other countries will undoubtedly institute a travel ban to/from there like is happening with parts of China, S. Korea, Italy, Iran, and so on.