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Republican governors across the Southeast are teaming up to reopen the region’s economy, even as they lack the testing -- (link)

Posted by ty97 Apr 22 '20, 06:53

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https://www.politico.com/states/florida/story/2020/04/21/southern-governors-create-a-covid-19-coalition-and-experts-fear-a-perfect-storm-1278753 (www.politico.com)

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Given their densities, per capita infections so far, use of public transport and other factors (with large gatherings still banned, my own personal - JackDawson Apr 22, 07:07 4
- Both states have some dense areas (not NYC dense, but dense). Perhaps if they stagger the reopening? -- (edited) - ty97 Apr 22, 07:11 3
  - Miami is dense? I dont know the Numbers but other than maybe south beach it is my guess for one of the least dense metro areas in the US -- nm - JackDawson Apr 22, 07:12 2
    - oh it may be one of the least dense metro areas, but metro areas by definition are pretty dense. -- nm - ty97 Apr 22, 07:13 1
      - The wide disparity between infection rates in cities like nyc, la, Chicago, Houston, all suggest that there is an important difference and that saying - JackDawson Apr 22, 07:14
Apropos of yesterday's discussion of how we should feel about hydrochlorquine failing, I admit there's part of me that wants to see this fail terribly - pmb Apr 22, 07:01 9
- Meh. They’re an abject failure whether they guess correctly as to a treatment or not. I’m actively rooting for that or any drug to work. He’s still an - JackDawson Apr 22, 07:11
- I'd be happy for them to luck into nothing terrible happening. Yes, I think they are making poor decisions, but I don't want people to pay for that. -- nm - ty97 Apr 22, 07:09
- It's because you want reality to assert itself. It's like watching someone jump off a cliff saying "oh, it's fine" and then start flying. -- nm - Reagen Apr 22, 07:08 2
  - That is a huge part of it. It's that combined with getting tired of watching someone jump off a cliff, land on some unsuspecting schmuck and then the - pmb Apr 22, 07:17
  - exactly. it they magically come out unscathed it just gives persistence to his 'genius' and their anti-science thoughts. but, of course, not all who - Andie Apr 22, 07:17
- this. -- nm - Beaker Apr 22, 07:07
- Yup, this is a good description. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 22, 07:06
- yeh, I have mixed feeling on it as well -- nm - decline Apr 22, 07:04
- i know. it's very 'good angel' 'bad angel' in my head on these things -- nm - Andie Apr 22, 07:02
"Sacrifice the Weak" -- nm - decline Apr 22, 06:57

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