The upshot of the findings is that the fairly gentle Japanese tactics seem to work, and some combination of mask-wearing and avoiding prolonged periods in unventilated crowded indoor spaces will be enough to stop the pandemic in its tracks without the additional lockdown drama.
The disease isn't widespread in most parts of the US, and conversely there was community spread happening in Osaka, Hokkaido, Kobe and Tokyo. But cluster-chasing and masks proved remarkably effective. Seems worth a try to me.
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Since we know the disease spreads primarily through superspreading events, and those seem to be occurring in fairly specific circumstances, understanding those events better and finding countermeasures strikes me as the royal road to containing the pandemic.
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I have no problem with trying it. Why don’t you get in touch with the relevant authorities in places like Alabama and Arkansas and South Carolina.
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