Coronavirus Coronavirus: In-Iowa General Discussion (Not Limited)
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right and maybe we couldn’t have been as good as South Korea but we could have been SO SO much better.
Let's talk about the size of South Korea compared to the size of the United States..
South Korea: 38,691 sq. mi. ; population = about 52 million people
United States: 3.797 million sq. mi. ; population = about 329 million people
Of course it's going to be easier to contain in South Korea compared to the United States. There are so many different factors into why the United States is probably going to have a much harder time than some other countries.
Let's talk about nations that have tested extensively and flattened the curve.
I'm not saying it's easy.
But, it worked. It's one of, if not the ONLY, nation to get the curve flattened early. I am choosing not to ignore or discard an option because of scalability.
We don't have to ignore what South Korea has been doing. But I think it'd be hard for us to follow their criteria in how they were able to flatten the curve.
Oh, nobody said it'd be hard, I'm out.
It's going to spread much faster in a country like South Korea that has 1,344 people per square mile. The US has 87.
Our low population density can be an advantage.
I can't seem to find it now but I was looking at a graph earlier that charted each state's number of known cases to New York's. Iowa's had leveled off at a much better rate than New York thus far.
Yes that certainly is an advantage, however you can look at a variety of reasons as to why this will be harder. They can essentially lock down their entire country like we do an entire state. They can track those who tested positive using the GPS on their phones, while there is no way we will do such a thing. They can take a lot more drastic measures and the people will probably be on board, while our country's citizens are less likely to do so.
Sorry if already posted, but a good visual to see how the cases are stacking up around the world.
https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html
https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html
Culture is IMHO a bigger factor than even testing. Korea & Japan (especially) have a very communal culture where the group is considered more important than the individual. That's why Japanese wear masks when they are sick- not to protect ME but to protect YOU. That's a regular thing there, not just a now thing.
On top of that, ROK government can be a LOT more draconian than what we would ever tolerate here.
They also don’t have something else to deal with. That’s the biggest advantage.
Said it earlier but so can our culture's general 'isolation' that we already do. Other cultures have generations that live together, and I think are much more connected. We hardly even know our neighbors in a lot of places.
My big concern is the general idea of 'eat healthy, and exercise' being ignored for so long is just gonna magnify this problem, or already has.
Yeah, it looks great when you are barely testing for it.
Lab out of Coralville is supposed to be making millions of test kits starting this week. Im guessing several other labs in the country are doing the same now.
I know this has been discussed a lot, but a new study came out that suggests there is increasing evidence that higher temperatures and humidity slow the spread of the virus. It doesn't eliminate it, but sounds like it shortens the life span of it to infect people. Still early on though.
https://www.accuweather.com/en/heal...ignificantly-reduce-spread-of-covid-19/703418
So, I don't wanna hear anyone b****ing about the humidity in the middle of July this summer.
https://www.accuweather.com/en/heal...ignificantly-reduce-spread-of-covid-19/703418
So, I don't wanna hear anyone b****ing about the humidity in the middle of July this summer.
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My step-daughter works in that lab. She reported they have things ramped up to maximum output with 3 different shifts going round the clock!
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