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This is what China did during the SARS outbreak. Not only were people not allowed to move around in the country, but entire hospitals were quarantined so that
by steven2012 12y ago
This is what China did during the SARS outbreak. Not only were people not allowed to move around in the country, but entire hospitals were quarantined so that people who got SARS would be sent there to die. My father was stuck in China during the entire SARS crisis in a small village and he was forbidden to leave. I called him several times during this period so it was eyeopening.
- rwallace 12y agoYes, the other affected countries also took proactive quarantine measures. And that's the reason why a hundred million people are alive instead of dead today. Seriously: SARS was deadlier than the 1918 flu, which killed several tens of millions. That's the fate that was avoided. Quarantine works.
- guiomie 12y agoHow was SARS deadlier, I thought it killed 8000 people as opposed to millions ... ??
- TallGuyShort 12y agoI believe he means each individual viral infection has a higher probability of resulting in death. The epidemic as a whole was less deadly, but he's arguing that's only because of the quarantine restrictions put in place.
- steve-howard 12y agoAccording to the Wiki [0], there were 8273 confirmed cases and 775 deaths. [0] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Severe_acute_respiratory_syndrome http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Severe_acute_respiratory_syndro...
- bthornbury 12y agoI believe he meant that SARS is more lethal.