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That metric is hard to calculate because the transmission rate is still not very well understood for Covid-19, i.e. In order to calculate the cost of staying o
by bduerst 7y ago
That metric is hard to calculate because the transmission rate is still not very well understood for Covid-19, i.e. In order to calculate the cost of staying open, you need to accurately estimate the number of infected, number of deaths, and impact on current healthcare capacity.
What is known is that it is incredibly contagious, so they're taking precautions for a worse-case scenario with these shut downs.
- pmoriarty 7y ago"That metric is hard to calculate because the transmission rate is still not very well understood for Covid-19" I've heard multiple times from the virologists at This Week in Virology that we're not going to know the real numbers until it's all over. In addition to that, they are going to be highly variable depending on the demographics, pre-existing conditions, and the level of medical care you are able to get. So it's going to be very difficult to calculate these sorts of metrics even when the actual infection/death rates are known.
- blaser-waffle 7y ago> In addition to that, they are going to be highly variable depending on the demographics, pre-existing conditions, and the level of medical care you are able to get. Which is a big concern to the US, since there is no universal care. That said, I'm in Canada and the healthcare options in rural areas is often hit or miss -- sometimes just a clinic, sometimes just nothin.