zaphod79 wrote:
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Inside China’s All-Out War on the Coronavirus
Dr. Bruce Aylward, of the W.H.O., got a rare glimpse into Beijing’s campaign to stop the epidemic. Here’s what he saw.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/04/heal ... lward.htmlGreat stuff, thanks for sharing Zaphod. Recommend reading this folks, fascinating stuff on China's response. A mix of Hurrah / Bah.
My main take away...
BOGUS:
Category: Mild doesn't just cover mild like atchoo mild but is 'Oh God this fever and cough, eurch, maybe I have mild pneumonia' mild.
It certainly is worse than seasonal flu, but probably not influenza worse.
Emulating China's response requires actually having a Dunkirk spirit, instead of merely saying you have one and being us. The words or thereabouts 'political courage' are mentioned several times.
Concerns expensive US healthcare could discourage ill from seeking testing, etc.
EXCELLENT:
China's response is pretty amazing and is working.
It's possibly not as infectious as people think. Most infection clusters are within families, however this is partly due to social isolation.
From (very) extensive random testing in China there appears to be no mass hidden outbreak. Case numbers being reported seem to be reasonably accurate reflections.
So far (fingers crossed) it looks like kids aren't getting it.
China's doing a phased re-start of its economy with good reasons not to be worried about re-spreading it.
Recommended reading. Not all peaches and gravy, this is still decidedly a bad thing, but I found it on balance reassuring.