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What modern technologies and capabilities here vs. other places? Living in Denmark I see the 'success' as being fairly early with simple social distancing and c

by drsim 6y ago

What modern technologies and capabilities here vs. other places? Living in Denmark I see the 'success' as being fairly early with simple social distancing and closing borders.

Mediterraneo10 6y ago
Once the lockdown is lifted in various countries, regular testing of the population and electronic-assisted contract testing is planned so that the numbers of infected don't begin swelling again. Those kinds of proactive measures did not exist a century ago.
standardUser 6y ago
Not versus other places, but versus 100 years ago. A lot of the capabilities are logistics and communication. Here is an article I found earlier today talking about some of the specifics of reopening schools in Denmark: https://www.thelocal.dk/20200413/schools-and-day-care-centres-gear-up-for-staggered-and-restricted-reopening https://www.thelocal.dk/20200413/schools-and-day-care-centre... The kind of planning and communication necessary to pull that off was not possible 100 years ago, not to mention the scientifically-informed guidelines for preventing transmission.
simonh 6y ago
Absolutely. The earlier measures are put in place and the better they are observed, the less severe they need to be. However for a small country like Denmark luck definitely plays a part. Looking at the USA there’s no obvious reason why New York has been so severely affected compared to say Los Angeles or Chicago, it just depends how early the virus started getting traction. It seems a small number of very socially mobile people can give the virus a massive kick-start. There doesn’t seem to be any particular reason why what happened in Lombardy couldn’t have happened in Denmark.
- drsim 6y ago
  It is curious. I feel that Danes have a strong sense of social, collective responsibility. High education levels, generous social security net. In a pandemic my observation is that these things can play a strong role in stopping the spread (or an authoritarian stance).

by drsim 6y ago

What modern technologies and capabilities here vs. other places? Living in Denmark I see the 'success' as being fairly early with simple social distancing and closing borders.

Mediterraneo10 6y ago

Once the lockdown is lifted in various countries, regular testing of the population and electronic-assisted contract testing is planned so that the numbers of infected don't begin swelling again. Those kinds of proactive measures did not exist a century ago.

standardUser 6y ago

Not versus other places, but versus 100 years ago. A lot of the capabilities are logistics and communication. Here is an article I found earlier today talking about some of the specifics of reopening schools in Denmark: https://www.thelocal.dk/20200413/schools-and-day-care-centres-gear-up-for-staggered-and-restricted-reopening https://www.thelocal.dk/20200413/schools-and-day-care-centre... The kind of planning and communication necessary to pull that off was not possible 100 years ago, not to mention the scientifically-informed guidelines for preventing transmission.

simonh 6y ago

Absolutely. The earlier measures are put in place and the better they are observed, the less severe they need to be. However for a small country like Denmark luck definitely plays a part. Looking at the USA there’s no obvious reason why New York has been so severely affected compared to say Los Angeles or Chicago, it just depends how early the virus started getting traction. It seems a small number of very socially mobile people can give the virus a massive kick-start. There doesn’t seem to be any particular reason why what happened in Lombardy couldn’t have happened in Denmark.

drsim 6y ago
It is curious. I feel that Danes have a strong sense of social, collective responsibility. High education levels, generous social security net. In a pandemic my observation is that these things can play a strong role in stopping the spread (or an authoritarian stance).