At what point do you personally take the Coronavirus serious and change your daily routines?
I suppose we should take all viral outbreaks seriously, but most seem to last a few weeks then taper off. However, the Coronavirus (becoming more known as Covid-19) seems to be gaining steam rather than fading away. Then again, numbers could drop like a rock tomorrow.
Speaking just for myself, I have four thresholds in mind.
The first in terms of devoting reading time (attention) to it was clusters outside of China. That one has been tripped several times over. It is now in more than a dozen countries.
The next “heads up” threshold for me will be activity in a cluster of people in our country. Say, the homeless in California or Washington State. How long would a homeless person walk the streets before seeking medical care? However long that might be, the cases in the US will grow exponentially from there.
After that my personal trigger will be an active case in my state. At that point, I’ll start daily protocols to monitor the local impacts.
The last one will be a case in my county. I work in the public, so when (if) we have a case here, I'll have to go on limited exposure status in terms of who I see daily. That will mean knowing them and their routines.
The news is beginning to hint this was a breech in a lab in China. Was it accidental, or did they release it intentionally? The speculation and conspiracy theories are gathering momentum.
Finally, I seem to be getting better news from sources outside our mainstream US media. That’s sad, but it’s the world we live in.
This story at BBC is one of the best I’ve read.
https://www.bbc.com/news/health-51048366
I suppose we should take all viral outbreaks seriously, but most seem to last a few weeks then taper off. However, the Coronavirus (becoming more known as Covid-19) seems to be gaining steam rather than fading away. Then again, numbers could drop like a rock tomorrow.
Speaking just for myself, I have four thresholds in mind.
The first in terms of devoting reading time (attention) to it was clusters outside of China. That one has been tripped several times over. It is now in more than a dozen countries.
The next “heads up” threshold for me will be activity in a cluster of people in our country. Say, the homeless in California or Washington State. How long would a homeless person walk the streets before seeking medical care? However long that might be, the cases in the US will grow exponentially from there.
After that my personal trigger will be an active case in my state. At that point, I’ll start daily protocols to monitor the local impacts.
The last one will be a case in my county. I work in the public, so when (if) we have a case here, I'll have to go on limited exposure status in terms of who I see daily. That will mean knowing them and their routines.
The news is beginning to hint this was a breech in a lab in China. Was it accidental, or did they release it intentionally? The speculation and conspiracy theories are gathering momentum.
Finally, I seem to be getting better news from sources outside our mainstream US media. That’s sad, but it’s the world we live in.
This story at BBC is one of the best I’ve read.
https://www.bbc.com/news/health-51048366