Originally Posted by
iahphx
Despite the fear, there doesn't seem to be a lot of coronavirus in the USA right now. By noon EDT, we only have 6 new cases today and a grand total of 8 people hospitalized in serious or critical condition. It seems like common sense that we should do our best to keep it this way.
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55 new cases in USA today as of this writing, source:
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/
Unfortunately, I don't see a lot of common sense happening right now. Starting with: shut down all cruises in/out of the USA for at least the next 2 months. (I'd like to see them shut down everywhere, but the USA only controls its own borders and ports). This is the epitome of "unnecessary travel" and when any single one of those huge ships gets the virus, it puts a huge strain on resources. I hope that California/US can figure out a way that Grand Princess doesn't turn into Diamond Wuhan Princess v 2.0. Continuing with: shut down major sporting events (at least to spectators) and large festivals i.e. Austin's SXSW. Kudos to those companies that have already pulled out. We need to sacrifice the fluff and try to preserve more essentials (government and business services, schools, etc) for as long as possible.