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Seattle locked down over what was happening in Italy. Seattle never had uncontrolled spread that risked its healthcare. How many people died from other, preven

• MengerSponge 6y ago
  > Seattle never had uncontrolled spread that risked its healthcare. Because they shut down. They observed community spread and they acted appropriately. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/05/04/seattles-leaders-let-scientists-take-the-lead-new-yorks-did-not https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/05/04/seattles-leade... Scientific knowledge is slow and hard to come by, and we didn't know that in February. What we knew was this: Masks don't work for every disease. They don't even work for all coronaviruses. Cloth masks worn by the public can increase transmission of some diseases. SARS-COV2 is not the same as SARS-COV1. 'If it looks like you're overreacting, you're probably doing the right thing' -Fauci https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/03/17/overreaction-coronavirus-precautions/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/03/17/overreacti...