04-11-2020, 09:07 AM
(This post was last modified: 04-11-2020, 09:11 AM by David Horn.)
(04-10-2020, 05:37 PM)Warren Dew Wrote:(04-10-2020, 01:42 PM)David Horn Wrote: What differentiates South Korea and the US is widespread testing. They have it, and we don't.
Incorrect. Even adjusted for population, the US has more testing completed and ongoing now than South Korea did at the peak of their epidemic.
But hey, I get it. The Democratic line is to try to focus on red herrings like testing in the hopes of distracting from things that could save lives while permitting reopening of the economy, like widespread wearing of masks. After all, if people were saved from Covid-19 and economic devastation, President Trump might be reelected! Better that as many people die as possible so Biden has a chance instead, as far as the Democrats are concerned.
Excuse me if I use real data rather than Trump-data. Here's a quick overview of how they did it.
Warren Dew Wrote:David Horn Wrote:If COVID-19 is temperature sensitive, then why has it been raging in Brazil and Australia during their summer?
This may be a difficult thought for a leftist to comprehend, but just because one thing matters does not mean it's the only thing that matters. That's right, more than one thing can affect the course of the pandemic at the same time! Mindbending, isn't it?
In the case of Brazil and Australia, higher temperatures are compensating for their near complete lack of serious mitigation measures. They haven't even closed schools on a broad scale.
Southern Australia is going to have to start implementing real mitigation measures soon. Winter is coming.
Nice try, but your contention is: the virus goes more-or-less dormant in high temperature and humidity. Bad containment practice can't make that less so, if it's not there in the first place.
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