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How would you know closing park benches or beaches works? Studies clearly show that covid19 is primarily transmitted in enclosed spaces with poor air circulatio
by gizmo 6y ago
How would you know closing park benches or beaches works? Studies clearly show that covid19 is primarily transmitted in enclosed spaces with poor air circulation. This is also common sense, because if the virus was so contagious that it would spread on park benches or beaches then the virus would spread like wildfire in grocery stores. But we know it doesn't because people still go to grocery stores without wearing masks or taking any other precautions and cases are dropping rapidly.
- JadeNB 6y ago> How would you know closing park benches or beaches works? I was responding to what I took to be your full claim, which seemed to cover restricting movement as well as these two measures. (That's why my first question was whether I was understanding the full claim correctly.) I agree that closing or marking off park benches probably doesn't have much effect, but I don't know; but I think restricting movement and closing public spaces where people stay relatively still for an extended time (as opposed to, for example, trails on which people walk or run) do have an effect. > But we know it doesn't because people still go to grocery stores without wearing masks or taking any other precautions and cases are dropping rapidly. Not in the non-New York US! I admitted up front, and hasten to say again, that I am speaking from a US-centric perspective.
- huonpine 6y agoThe USA strategy unfortunately is the re-election of the current administration, a strategy that will never have widespread support so any tactics you implement will not have widespread adoption without heavy-handed enforcement. The countries that are dealing with the virus the best, were able to present a strategy to their population which allowed groups to create their own tactics to complement the overarching strategy.