"If it were possible to wave a magic wand and make all Americans freeze in place for 14 days while sitting six feet apart, epidemiologists say, the whole epidemic would sputter to a halt."
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The whole piece is that clear. Read it, please. Don McNeil knows what he is talking about and, even rarer, writes about it so lucidly that you'll know, too.
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Canada's now shut its borders (after allowing flights from China to continue throughout Jan, Feb and Mar).
At this point, it almost seems to make more sense to just shut everything for 2 weeks and be done with this madness.
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@pete_wells
Yes and let young children and elderly people die in the process. Too bad we haven’t got robots to do everything for us
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But surely after 2 weeks when everyone moves again it would start up as though nothing happened? 🤔
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@pete_wells
That is exactly the problem. People are still outside like they’re immune. Some just don’t get what staying at home means. Some even argue that I’m from a socialist country-so I’m used to obeying the government orders? No but many countries are steps ahead. I choose to follow...
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@AJNierenberg
Maybe if we did that 30 days ago. Lock down today, and we still end up with 5 million cases in 14 days.
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