Obama warns of a year of 'ripple' effects from coronavirus

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The Hill: In a recent virtual town hall hosted by My Brother's Keeper, a national initiative for young men of color launched by...(Barack) Obama...while he was in the White House, the former president said that he didn't want people to view the current pandemic as a "short-term thing...The economic effects are going to continue to ripple out...We haven’t seen all the impact that’s going to occur. I say that not to scare folks, but to get people thinking this going to be a marathon, not a sprint..."

"Even in the states that are doing it best, even when things reopen, it’s still not going to be what everybody wants. It’s going to take some time," Obama said. "...(He) touted the efforts some states have taken in the crisis, specifically hailing the initiatives Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker (R) has launched to expand testing and contact tracing...

"I think the governor is being more proactive and effective than the federal government at the moment," Obama said. But he cautioned against moving too quickly, noting that people should prepare for themselves for normality not to return "for a while."

The "ripples" are being caused the newly infected and asymptomatic who don't know who they are because they have no symptoms. Without a nationwide effort to test for and properly quarantine them, the "herd community" advantage of the uninfected will weaken. Continuing social distancing and staying at home now is too little, too late.

Anthony Fauci, the government's top infectious disease expert, said Tuesday that every person in the U.S. who needs a test should be able to get one by early June.

Every person in the U.S. needs a test, period -- as many of the infected and asymptomatic must be identified and quarantined as soon possible. Fortunately, there's a way to do that inexpensively, non-invasively, and as often as needed: https://yourhhrsnews.com/nj-mass-covid-test/


rocktivity

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1. Mahalo, Pres Obama for Reality!

[captain queeg]

2. My first thought was that "needed" part of Fauci's statement

Everyone ought to be able to get a test. No qualifiers. That’s a trumpian thing, with them determining who needs one.

[sprinkleeninow]

3. Every person needs to get tested! Too true!

Not "every person who NEEDS one".

[sop]

4. Every time they've tested any population, the number of positives were higher than anticipated.

[mnhtnbb]

5. A lot of people will have very mild to no symptoms.

And it has been allergy season. I suspect many people could have had it and just thought it was allergies acting up.