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I'm guessing part of the rationale is that there is no way to contain this in the US. It's going to go around. But, spreading it out in time and space will redu
by JabavuAdams 7y ago
I'm guessing part of the rationale is that there is no way to contain this in the US. It's going to go around. But, spreading it out in time and space will reduce the chance that local health infrastructure will become saturated, resulting in more deaths. Basically hospital load-balancing.
- mlyle 7y agoSpreading it out in time and space fuels exponential growth, where you might contain it to slow growth through social distancing. But you've got to get people out of environments where it is going to spread extremely quickly, like communal living in dorms, just the same.