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> it's that infected people need to be separated way out away from anyone in their home That's not what I got from it. It pretty much showed that separating el
by bkor 6y ago
> it's that infected people need to be separated way out away from anyone in their home
That's not what I got from it. It pretty much showed that separating elderly from anyone else is really difficult. It failed in many countries. This because they're either with families, or they're with people whom take care of them.
> I wonder if this a case of lockdowns delaying the inevitable
Lockdown is to ensure the hospitals aren't overwhelmed. Many countries had to completely stop or delay certain activities. People avoided going to the hospital out of fear of catching anything.
It'll happen eventually isn't very compassionate IMO.
- blaser-waffle 6y ago> This because they're either with families, or they're with people whom take care of them. This was a big reason why things got very ugly in Italy, and to a lesser degree Spain -- a lot of working adults live with their (older) parents. They pick it up and might be able to shake it off or call out of work for a week, but they end up bringing it home to their elderly parents. The US has this too, doubly so since the millennial generation is more likely to live at home than ever, but compared to places like Italy there are far fewer people living with their 60 year old mother and 80 year old grandpa, all in the same house.
- christkv 6y agoIt got ugly in Spain due to getting into the old folk homes just like NYC.