The Coronavirus

[Bob Butler 54]

On Rachel’s show last night, she reported on one New York City hospital’s maternity ward.  After an incident where one of the pregnant women was contagious with Coronavirus, they began testing all women being admitted.  The result?  One woman in eight had the virus, most not showing symptoms but contagious.  As no one suggested that woman of childbearing age are not typical of the general population, one in eight may be typical in New York City.

In a way that is bad news.  Social distancing is not preventing the virus from reaching the general population.  Even as the city’s curves are beginning to bend down, the virus has become common in the general population.

In another, it may be good news.  A lot of people will soon be immune.  If we had testing, there would be a good number of people who could return to work or perform vital functions.

Unfortunately, we do not have testing.  The economic restart that Trump so desperately wants is held up by that.