We know how fast and inevitably the disease spreads right now. The US has over 10K cases at this moment. We also know that we cannot afford millions of people dying: lockdowns will be inevitable. Why did we not start them weeks ago, why not at least now? What are we waiting for?
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If Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York City were Chinese cities, they would be under quarantine, just as Italy is now. Instead we seem hell-bent to wait until each of them turns into Wuhan. Lockdowns are expensive, but every passing day makes them more costly!
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Lockdowns enable the concentration of medical resources and military support into few regions (yes, we will probably need the national guard and the military) instead of spreading the crisis into every corner of the country.
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There are tons of smart people who observed China, Singapore and Italy and can see the writing on the wall. MIT and Stanford have stopped classes and gatherings. Google, Twitter and Amazon have sent their employees home. Is nobody in the administration paying any attention?
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Why is the TSA infecting passengers at airports? Why are thousands of homeless still sleeping and coughing in the streets of San Francisco's city center? Why are testkits still limited? Why are we out of PPE? Why are Alex Azar and Robert Redfield still in charge of anything?
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Why is the Surgeon General lying about the efficacy of masks? Why does most of the press think it's more important to fight a War on Panic than to warn and inform about what's happening? Is there really no adult in the room?
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I think the late and inadequate responses to the
#Coronavirus are best explained by psychological biases and defences rather than a logical medical epidemiological perspective. Here are a few: /1 -
Normalcy bias, i.e. the idea that life will continue as normal and “that couldn’t happen here” is very strong. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normalcy_bias … /2pic.twitter.com/Tj0EcOKwh4
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Trump will get Corona sooner or later. He shakes every hand!
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My take: Western media downplayed China's level of development over the past decade due to rivalry. Public hears about troubles in Wuhan and thinks "ha well of course, it's China, they have bad hospitals and everyone is unhealthy, unlike us" and don't bother preparing
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