wanderer wrote on Mar 20
th, 2020 at 8:35pm:
We are going for 'flatten the curve'
That policy may change. Time will tell...
wanderer wrote on Mar 20
th, 2020 at 1:02pm:
It can only replicate in humans, or possibly in some animal reservoir. It is not the kind of virus that can lay 'dormant' inside an infected individual, as HIV or herpes can.
Luckily it is like that. Otherwise that would be an even larger issue.
Let's hope for a low mutation rate. My biggest "relief" is that children are not "affected". I hope for widespread imunity in all future generations.
Looking at the numbers from Italy, it reminds us that we got quite good at postponing death. COVID shows us that we are not as good as we thought and now we can't save people, especially the weak ones ... Nature, the cycle of life, is fine though. The young, strong and healthy survive, but reality slaps us quite hard at the moment.
wanderer wrote on Mar 20
th, 2020 at 8:35pm:
Thank you for that one. I read the previous article from the same author.
In parts of the country, Switzerland has now implemented mandatory registration for all people trained in medical care but not working on the job. With the option for subsequent levy. About 1-2 weeks to go before the storm really hits, I guess. Most of my younger colleagues still serving in civil protection and hospital battalions are all mobilized.
Something bothers me on the long term, after COVID will be over:
It's becoming quite obvious that, to effectively act against a virus of this form, quite extreme measures like contact tracking, i.e. personal surveilance, and sequestering is very effective. While I don't mind getting quarantined for a couple weeks/months by order or drafted when it is necessary to protect others, I do mind daily surveilance when it is not necessary. And surveilance as well as sequestering of populations have a significant abuse potential. How can we find a middle ground? How can these things/viewpoints be brought in agreement with my moral ideals? What are our options for the future? And I'm talking worldwide and not just national in this respect.
I have not yet formed an opinion on that matter, and it is quite a delicate one.
I'm curious to hear your thoughts.