Richard Engel: "Virologist I spoke to told me Italy is a sign of what could be coming" (not good!)

[Dennis Donovan]

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Richard Engel ✔ @RichardEngel

Virologist I spoke to told me Italy is a sign of what could be coming. More testing led authorities to realize virus was far more widespread than previously detected, followed by imposition of major social distancing/ containment measures/ disruptions.

10:35 AM - Mar 8, 2020

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. His Lardship wouldn't allow it - that would force him to acknowledge

that the virus is a big problem and not just "the flu." And everyone will see how thoroughly he's fucked up the government's response to it because even if he does do something it will be too little, too late.

[Dennis Donovan]

3. They finally caught up with testing and found it was SO bad they just shut entire regions down!

Just wait until they finally get up to speed with testing here, and state borders start to close. Not for nothing, but they didn't even do that on 9/11.

[TheRealistRealist]

2. I was scared, now I'm terrified

I have been posting on here most of the morning to distract myself. But honestly, I'm scared out my wits.

[BSdetect]

4. The signs are that we are going to have a pandemic unlike any other.

Sadly it may effect every family.

[uponit7771]

8. Purchase a full face snorkel and wet wipes for going outside in the future. It'll take the US months

... to get to quarantining half of the population like China did in weeks.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

5. "FEMA camps"

It would be ironic if the Trump administration imposed such measures, especially after all of the paranoid ideas about “FEMA camps” and martial law that I heard from right-wing conspiracy nuts about Obama. Those people were coworkers who SEEMED to be sane otherwise.

[Dennis Donovan]

6. Hospitals will need to acquire or build annexes

They're already doing that in Washington state. That and interstate travel restrictions will be the measures we'll see short-term.

[uponit7771]

7. K&R, and it looks like Italy was on top of it more than US officials. That's not saying much but ...

... we know it's not going to get better here.