35-Year-Old Florida Roofer Struck by Lightning Listed as Coronavirus Fatality

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    [–]jelliknight 4 insightful - 3 fun4 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 3 fun -  (2 children)

    The virus is different to what we initially thought it was. More deadly and less contagious. 'Flattening the curve' is the strategy for a virus which can't be stopped by distancing, which results in good immunity for people who've had it, and for which there is effective medical treatment. You're aiming to slow it down so that everyone can get the treatment, then be immune. Covid CAN be stopped relatively easily through social distancing and doesn't have very effective treatments, and we're still unsure how long immunity lasts after infection, so 'flattening the curve' is the wrong approach.

    New Zealand started on a 'flatten the curve' strategy, then responded to new information, changed course, and eliminate the virus. They still haven't seen a resurgence. It took 4 weeks of hard lockdown.

    [–]dong_master 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

    Yep and everyone KNEW this already in March. China did a hard lockdown because it worked. Same with South Korea, NZ, most of Italy, etc. America is really the only relevant country that can't do a full lockdown due to citizen unrest.

    [–]noice 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

    It's possible that China placed lockdowns because they could, and put out a bunch of outward-focused propaganda (spraying shit in the air from trucks, or by people in hazmat suits) in order to play up the deadliness of the virus. I wouldn't be surprised at all by that.