> Was preventing the spread of covid throughout the population possible once China failed to contain the virus? It's not about preventing the spread, but about

> Was preventing the spread of covid throughout the population possible once China failed to contain the virus? It's not about preventing the spread, but about controlling the rate so that hospitals don't / didn't get overwhelmed. One of the early countries to get hit was Italy, and the army had to be called in to help with the logistics of taking away the body bags / coffins. A year after the pandemic started there were still refrigeration trucks outside of some morgues because of capacity issues: * https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/07/us/new-york-coronavirus-victims-refrigerated-trucks/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/07/us/new-york-coronavirus-victi... Everyone on the planet will eventually probably get COVID, but as long as it's not at the same time, there are chances for treatment for those more heavily effected (some folks are fortunate enough that it's no worse than the flu; others suffer for months (e.g., Physics Girl)).