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I've been thinking about this and how talking about the US as a homogenous entity is a mistake. The R0 of a big city is going to be higher than in a smaller cit
by matwood 7y ago
I've been thinking about this and how talking about the US as a homogenous entity is a mistake. The R0 of a big city is going to be higher than in a smaller city, suburb or the country side. For example, even before the shutdowns I could go to the grocery and count on one hand the number of people I might be within 6' of. Now it's even less. In a place like NYC, that seems impossible.
I and all the people I know are taking all the precautions, but density has to play into how fast something can spread.
- CydeWeys 7y agoAnd yet there have been very dense, urbanized countries that have gotten a handle on it well (such as Singapore and Hong Kong). We could do it here, but we don't have enough testing or enough masks. The density of the country is not the main driving factor behind which countries are getting hardest hit and which are not.
- bjtitus 7y agoOn the other hand, many rural communities are vastly less capable of providing the care for even a small fraction of the big cities. Many rural counties in Colorado and Idaho have the highest rate of death and are most overwhelmed in their states because they have far less capacity.
- wolco 7y agoLess likely to get it vs less likely to get medical treatment. Logically it make sense to want more rural. If you test positive go to the nearest big city for treatment.
- amanaplanacanal 7y agoAssuming their hospital isn't already overwhelmed.