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Flattening the curve isn’t to avoid infections it’s to avoid overwhelming the medical system. It’s not a binary choice between zero cases and economic

Posted by JackDawson (aka dawson) Apr 20 '20, 14:04

Activity, there will continue to be cases

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I keep posting that on fb, its to keep the flow of dead and dying to a manageable pile, so there's an actual ICU bed and not a cot in the hallway 4u -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 20, 14:54
(but if you did SK style test and trace you could potentially open after dropping the cases to low 000s) -- nm - Reagen Apr 20, 14:44 1
- We're about seven days away from announcements and 10-15 from about a "50% reopen". -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Apr 20, 15:27
I guarantee TN is lying about or neglecting to report cases. - Dark Callisto Apr 20, 14:20 13
- The COVID tracker site said they had 152 new cases today and over 7000 total (still likely too low). -- nm - pmb Apr 20, 15:20 5
  - Yeah. I know there was no testing to be had here at all for at least a few weeks. - Dark Callisto Apr 20, 15:28 4
    - Is that at Smokies Stadium? - kelly Apr 20, 16:14 1
      - The zoo, Smokies Stadium, apparently a Kroger in Oak Ridge. -- nm - Dark Callisto Apr 20, 18:01
    - I follow someone near you who had to jump through hoops for more than a week to get tested. - i.b.! Apr 20, 15:42
    - Here there are apparently sick people arriving at 3 am for the drive thrus and sleeping in their cars. It's just absurd. -- nm - pmb Apr 20, 15:33
- It looks like TN is testing ~4,000 per day. -- (link) - JaxSean Apr 20, 15:10 2
  - Yeah...it’s bullshit. This place closes School every year for flu Because everyone gets sick. Yet in a pandemic, they report 0-1 cases a day? - Will Hunting Apr 20, 15:57 1
    - Are you talking about a local area? That data shows positive increases of 168, 308, 173, 327, 183, etc. per day over the last 5 days. - JaxSean Apr 20, 16:16
- I'm guessing they aren't doing any testing. -- nm - pmb Apr 20, 14:48 1
  - No, they're assuredly not. -- nm - Dark Callisto Apr 20, 14:51
- Yeah, there’s no way we are that low. -- nm - kelly Apr 20, 14:35
- The rumor I heard was H-E-B was going back to normal hours and stop giving the $2/hr extra pay next Monday. - Qale Apr 20, 14:29
true -- nm - Max Apr 20, 14:11
yes. stay at home is one way to try to do that, but going to stay, everyone must wear masks in public (or even gloves when shopping) is another way - tRuMaN Apr 20, 14:07

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Flattening the curve isn’t to avoid infections it’s to avoid overwhelming the medical system. It’s not a binary choice between zero cases and economic

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