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LeftInTX

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12. Also the quarantine (social distancing) or whatever it was back then was basically whiplash

Reply to Hoyt (Reply #11)

Mon Apr 27, 2020, 03:44 PM

Apr 2020

In the fall of 2018
San Antonio was closed for almost a month. Then it completely reopened on November 11th with a big parade.
After a month of cases rising, it closed again for 2 weeks. It opened up completely again on December 22nd.

It almost seems a like "putting out the fire" type of approach

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A scary, but important, reminder that we're in this for the long haul. [View all] Bleacher Creature Apr 2020 OP

*gulp* Coventina Apr 2020 #1

Is that a valid comparison, though? By their nature, aren't all viruses unpredictable? CurtEastPoint Apr 2020 #2

It's not a prediction jberryhill Apr 2020 #5

Yes. Exactly. You assume the worst, and hope for the best. CurtEastPoint Apr 2020 #10

But we aren't even in a downhill part of a curve SoonerPride Apr 2020 #3

*sigh* nt crickets Apr 2020 #13

This is why it is particularly difficult to have "leadership" that can't think beyond a news cycle jberryhill Apr 2020 #4

I can understand why so many people think we're on a downward trend and it'll all be over soon renate Apr 2020 #6

I agree. SoonerPride Apr 2020 #7

The number of cases did not plateau gristy Apr 2020 #9

That is frightening. wendyb-NC Apr 2020 #8

During Spanish Flu, they didn't even use oxygen therapy, much less ventilators. Nor did Hoyt Apr 2020 #11

Also the quarantine (social distancing) or whatever it was back then was basically whiplash LeftInTX Apr 2020 #12