[lsc]

dunno, I kinda think that the right actions at the right time can [could have] make a huge difference. I think that if the rest of the country shut down the way CA and NY did... we'd have a real chance at this thing being a month-long crisis. (Of course, the real test here is how bad it ends up getting in CA; California shut down earlier in it's spread than NY. If I'm right, that means the peak won't be as bad here... but that is yet to be seen.)

I also think the cuts to the county health department are... normally mitigated by an ample federal response.

[PeterStuer]

What makes you think this could ever be a one month thing? A Belgian hospital did an experiment and tested everyone coming in with no COVID-19 symptoms (broken legs etc.). They found 8% of those were carrying and spreading the virus and were completely unaware of it.

This will be here for a long time.

[viklove]

Why are people praising NY when the city is totally fucked and they've already run out of beds? Chicago seems to be doing better than SF, LA, or NYC right now...