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There are a thousand different ways we can alter protocols to allow for a marginal increase in cases that our system can easily handle. There's a lot of things
by standardUser 7y ago
There are a thousand different ways we can alter protocols to allow for a marginal increase in cases that our system can easily handle. There's a lot of things we need more of, including tests, tracking capacity, hospital capacity, medical equipment, new/better treatments, PPE, etc and they will all improve our ability to handle this virus. But at present, the situation we have is already stable enough to start tweaking the equation and seeking a better balance.
- testbot123 7y agoIt's not stable at all. In the 24-hour period between April 28 and April 29, an additional ~27,000 people have tested positive and ~2,700 have died.
- standardUser 7y agoHere are some things Colorado is doing to ease their lockdown: https://coloradosun.com/2020/04/26/colorado-safer-at-home-order-gudiance-jared-polis/ https://coloradosun.com/2020/04/26/colorado-safer-at-home-or... Denmark, Austria, Germany and others have already opened various schools and businesses, but with lots of restrictions. Obviously the situation in California has stabilized. The goal was never to get 0 new infections and 0 new deaths. The goal is only to keep the transmission rate low enough to avoid overwhelming the healthcare system. And that has been accomplished in CA and CO and many parts of Europe and the US.