troubledwaters wrote:
JimK-NY wrote:
troubledwaters wrote:
..... Basing what is going to happen in the rest of this country upon what is happening in NYC isn't realistic.
The predictions are that this virus is spreading and will continue to spread like a wildfire in a wind storm. .....
Reread your first sentence. Predictions don't matter, only facts. The facts remain to be seen.
OK, let me change that. We are seeing this virus spread like a wildfire in a wind storm.
Here are some more facts to consider.
An asymptomatic carrier can infect countless people quickly.
We are not China. People have more freedom and the government less ability. There is no way we seem able to track down infected individuals and their contacts.
We are not China. We avoided SARS. The Chinese got hit and learned to take precautions.
The virus is transmitted by viral particles in droplets and aerosols from breathing and coughing. Aerosols can hang in the air for long periods of time. They can settle on hard surfaces and be infectious hours or even days later. You do not need to breath in the virus. Touching a contaminated surface and then your face is sufficient.
