* why the lock downs in China, Korea, Iran, Italy, etc
* why the travel bans?
* why trump declared a national emergency? (and please don’t tell me he was forced into action by the MSM).
* 1629 cases, 41 deaths – how many tested? Yeah, let’s not test the people, if they can’t verify they’re infected with virus therefore the virus is not spreading and killing.[/quote]
1. Yes, this is a new strain so yes, concern in necessary. Limiting spread by limiting exposure is also necessary.
2. Inducing panic through lousy regression modeling is wrong.
3. Testing 1. Docs already say, don’t test unless you are presenting symptoms. Limited test kits due to brand new virus and not readily available.
4. Testing 2. Here is a parallel to support above. A lot can be determined by a single blood sample. Do they currently test for every possible thing when you give a sample. Answer:no.
5. I don’t know all of the nuances and ramifications when a national emergency is called. I suspect it has something to do with money too. ie. you can cancel a trip without incurring last minute cancellation fees, etc.
I think this may be the case re timing of schools closing (possibly contributing to the beginning of the panic stage) is that when governor declared emergency, state funds schools (pensions) irrespective to the ADA ( average daily attendance).
