03-14-2020, 03:25 AM
https://youtu.be/BYTFk34nhoI
EVERYONE NEEDS TO WATCH THIS VIDEO. IT IS A BREAKDOWN FROM THE UK SCIENTIFIC AND MEDICAL LEADERSHIP AND WILL MAKE CLEAR JUST HOW SERIOUS THIS SITUATION IS. THE UNITED STATES MAY BE MOBILIZING BUT U.S. FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES HAVE NOT BEEN THIS TRANSPARENT WITH US. IT IS CLEAR WE ARE WAY UNDERESTIMATING THE EMERGENCY BECAUSE WE JUST CANT IMAGINE THE REALITY HITTING US. WE AREN’T PREPARED EMOTIONALLY TO ACCEPT IT BUT IT IS HAPPENING.
We, self-included, have thought this week, let’s just shut everything down for a few weeks and re-assess, maybe our efforts to stop spread will have worked, and we can start getting back to normal.
Watching this makes it abundantly clear every country but a handful have totally failed to do it and all those that did are going to experience what China did, but worse, because most can’t lock everyone inside their homes. We simply must do all we can to mirror China’s lockdown, which lasted about 2 months. So maybe absent total China lockdown we have to keep all activities closed for 3 months to flatten the curve?
The information in this video makes clear the worst of this is going to be in June, a full THREE MONTHS away, so our social distancing measures will need to go on that long. This means the NBA and NHL seasons will likely be canceled and maybe even MLB. UEFA and F1 could be as well, among others. Schools will not open until Fall, and the economy is going to be crushed, particularly the non-drive thru restaurant, travel and entertainment businesses, but retail as well, because if you are staying home most of the time, no need to buy clothes. If not entertaining, no need to buy furniture and trinkets to impress people.
We are passed the point of testing everyone, so the U.S. response around testing is quintessential closing the barn door after the horse is out. We now assume everyone has the virus and act accordingly. Being afraid of others is a good survival instinct we should all let kick in.
New York City should be on absolute lock down right now. They should close Penn and Grand Central. It is going to be apocalyptic there in a couple weeks. No place in the world I would less want to be.
EVERYONE NEEDS TO WATCH THIS VIDEO. IT IS A BREAKDOWN FROM THE UK SCIENTIFIC AND MEDICAL LEADERSHIP AND WILL MAKE CLEAR JUST HOW SERIOUS THIS SITUATION IS. THE UNITED STATES MAY BE MOBILIZING BUT U.S. FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES HAVE NOT BEEN THIS TRANSPARENT WITH US. IT IS CLEAR WE ARE WAY UNDERESTIMATING THE EMERGENCY BECAUSE WE JUST CANT IMAGINE THE REALITY HITTING US. WE AREN’T PREPARED EMOTIONALLY TO ACCEPT IT BUT IT IS HAPPENING.
We, self-included, have thought this week, let’s just shut everything down for a few weeks and re-assess, maybe our efforts to stop spread will have worked, and we can start getting back to normal.
Watching this makes it abundantly clear every country but a handful have totally failed to do it and all those that did are going to experience what China did, but worse, because most can’t lock everyone inside their homes. We simply must do all we can to mirror China’s lockdown, which lasted about 2 months. So maybe absent total China lockdown we have to keep all activities closed for 3 months to flatten the curve?
The information in this video makes clear the worst of this is going to be in June, a full THREE MONTHS away, so our social distancing measures will need to go on that long. This means the NBA and NHL seasons will likely be canceled and maybe even MLB. UEFA and F1 could be as well, among others. Schools will not open until Fall, and the economy is going to be crushed, particularly the non-drive thru restaurant, travel and entertainment businesses, but retail as well, because if you are staying home most of the time, no need to buy clothes. If not entertaining, no need to buy furniture and trinkets to impress people.
We are passed the point of testing everyone, so the U.S. response around testing is quintessential closing the barn door after the horse is out. We now assume everyone has the virus and act accordingly. Being afraid of others is a good survival instinct we should all let kick in.
New York City should be on absolute lock down right now. They should close Penn and Grand Central. It is going to be apocalyptic there in a couple weeks. No place in the world I would less want to be.