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Yeah, I'm as big of a Tesla fan as you'll find but the lack of closing the factory in one of the epicenters has really lowered my opinion of his leadership. Wh
by vvanders 7y ago
Yeah, I'm as big of a Tesla fan as you'll find but the lack of closing the factory in one of the epicenters has really lowered my opinion of his leadership.
While I understand he's one to zig when everyone zags I feel like this will be a case where it will become clear that it was a bad call.
- lightgreen 7y agoI guess people at the factory do few close contacts which can lead to virus transmission. And I guess they are supplied with hand sanitizers and handwashing is mandatory. On the other hand, people get paid, the factory is saved from bankruptcy so people can continue working in the factory even after the end of the outbreak. I'm not sure that closing the factory is a universally good decision for society. Edit: English
- vvanders 7y agoConsidering that the virus can live for up to 9 days on metal, glass or plastic[1] I'm not sure that mandatory hand washing is going to do much in an assembly line where everyone interacts directly vehicles on the line. [1] https://www.journalofhospitalinfection.com/article/S0195-6701(20)30046-3/fulltext https://www.journalofhospitalinfection.com/article/S0195-670...
- lightgreen 7y agoI think they work in gloves (https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/6/26/18744304/ceo-pay-ratio-disclosure-2018 https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/6/26/18744304/c... for the picture).
- frank2 7y agoa factory full of people using gloves and alcohol sanitizers will spread the virus unless the people are trained and experienced in sterile technique.
- lightgreen 7y agoI guess it will spread it significantly slower than an office, a train or a restaurant. Probably R0 < 1 in the factory.
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- Rapzid 7y agoI think the absolute risk must be low for surface transmission. Otherwise we'd just be getting our coronavirus from the grocery store and deliveries?
- vvanders 7y agoFrom what I've seen it survives 2-3x less on cardboard[1] compared to plastic/metal. Probably a vector, but less likely than hard surfaces. That said the best way to not transmit it is to shut down non-essential services and focus on flattening the curve. [1] https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200317-covid-19-how-long-does-the-coronavirus-last-on-surfaces https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200317-covid-19-how-lon...
- _-___________-_ 7y agoThose numbers really don't tell you anything about how viable surface transmission is as a vector from person to person. It doesn't seem to be a major transmission pathway based on all the available evidence so far.
- _-___________-_ 7y agoI wish more people could have this balanced viewpoint. Maybe it's a good decision, maybe it isn't, but the fact that there's a virus spreading shouldn't cause us to all get one-track minds all of a sudden. People's economic situation is important to their health too, and their job is usually the biggest part of that.