The current study indicates an estimated basic reproduction number (R0) of 2.2, which means that, on average, each infected person spreads the infection to an additional two persons. As the authors note, until this number falls below 1.0, it is likely that the outbreak will continue to spread.. . ."
With an RO that high, wouldn't such a rate overwhelm medical infrastructure without mitigation?
Flattening the Coronavirus Curve
This the first of a new on-going series of micro-articles tackling the prevailing, media-generated talking points of on Sars-Cov2 and Covid19. Those of you who have spent any time debating or discu…
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Those of us who expressed concern at the scope, content and implications of the Coronavirus Act 2020 were often treated to this simple reply: “It’s not a police state, the special power…
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Since the early days of the current pandemic, the go-to comparison has been influenza, both the specific historical outbreaks and the general seasonal “flus” (a catch-all term for respi…
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Your link #2:
"Section 89 of the Coronavirus Act 2020 details just how many sections and sub-sections are
not subject to the expiry clause. As well as all the 'conditions' which, if met, would enable Ministers to waive the expiry clause on certain other sections and regulations.
"The list is hugely long.
"Sections 1, 2, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13, 17, 19(11), 21(7), 59-70, 72-74, 75(1) and 76. As well as parts of Schedules 1, 4, 5, 7, 8 and 10 through 13.
"Fully one quarter (and possibly more) of the entire bill
will never expire."
Somehow I don't trust Trump or Biden to resist the temptation to use these new emergency powers in ways that don't re-enforce the current economic inequality???