States rushing to reopen are likely making a deadly error, coronavirus models and experts warn

[Dennis Donovan]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/04/22/reopening-america-states-coronavirus/

By William Wan, Carolyn Y. Johnson and Joel Achenbach

April 22, 2020 at 4:46 p.m. EDT

By the end of the week, residents in Georgia will be able to get their hair permed and nails done. By Monday, they will be cleared for action flicks at the cineplex and burgers at their favorite greasy spoon.

And it will almost certainly lead to more novel coronavirus infections and deaths.

As several states — including South Carolina, Tennessee and Florida — rush to reopen businesses, the sudden relaxation of restrictions will supply new targets for the coronavirus that has kept the United States largely closed down, according to experts, math models and the basic rules that govern infectious diseases.

“The math is unfortunately pretty simple. It’s not a matter of whether infections will increase but by how much,” said Jeffrey Shaman, a leading epidemiologist at Columbia University.

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[Brainfodder]

1. DUH!

Nothing more need be said.

[The empressof all]

2. I want to see their wives get a mani/pedi

In fact lets see the whole family get massages. Broadcast it on the nightly news. Lets see his whole family go eat at the local buffet. Fricken idiots

[BigmanPigman]

3. Selfish, stupid people.