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The Jamaican Government has announced some interesting moves to help reduce the spread of Covid-19 and to help keep our older population healthy...
• Anyone over 75 years old will be required to remain quarantined for 14 days...except to facilitate travel for essential reasons.
• Public Sector workers over 65 years old will be required to work from home for the next 14 days.
http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/lates..._?profile=1228
I don't think it will be nearly enough to concentrate on the oldest among us to solve this problem. Although they are the overwhelming part of the population that would most probably die from it, the 40 - 65 are the age group that is most infected. Allowing people to think that the below 65 age group can go on as usual will curb the infection rate. At best, it might slow the rate at which people are dying but not the spread of the disease in general.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bnewb
My opinion.
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Originally Posted by Accompong
I think that might be the idea. Protect the most vulnerable and let the general population get natural immunity to the virus through slow spread. Trying to stop the spread doesn't seem to be working anywhere.... the numbers just keep rising worldwide...
Some observations (opinions...) Don't do what Italy did. Don't do what Spain did. The UK ignored what is happening in Italy, lookout Loretta.Quote:
Originally Posted by Accompong
Around the globe plenty of people in the 40 to 65 year old age range are requiring weeks of intensive care with respirators to beat this virus. Hospitalization is required in more than 10% of the cases. Huge strain on the system. In Italy 8% of the healthcare workers are infected, and young healthcare workers are dying. A herd immunity policy will fail miserably - too many in the herd will die slowly or recover slowly destroying the healthcare system.
Wuhan went 'draconian' and they appear to have it on the run. China kept people locked down until they tested negative. With closed borders Jamaica has a chance at slowing the spread if they can keep people from spreading the virus for a few weeks. Social-distancing in Italy is starting to have an effect, after 2+ weeks.
Be safe people!
In Negril social distancing is rather easy, bars closed and restaurants are take out.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kold Ass Mofo
The banks are letting in only so many in at one time which isn't really an issue because nobody has anything to deposit anyway.
So far there has been no confirmed large scale local spreading, but that will no doubt change. If we can keep the pace slow by the protective measures in place, we have a fighting chance.
Our real problem is that tourism won't pick up until our visitor's countries get it under control and that doesn't look to be happening anytime soon....
Because there are not enough tests to test everyone, it is impossible to say how widespread the virus really is, how it is transmitted, and how deadly it really is. Therefore, the only rational way to limit the spread is to apply social distancing principles to EVERYONE worldwide. I personally hate some of the ridiculous practices that are being implemented here in my home area in the US (one grocery chain is spraying incoming customers with hand sanitizer) but it is what it is. I don't think only isolating/quarantining older people will work well enough.
Neither does the Jamaican government. The article explains the other steps being taken and why they feel that quarantining the elderly population makes the most sense with the current plans in place.Quote:
Originally Posted by qwerty
I see and understand the point but.... In densely population centers like Kingston, MoBay, Ochi, etc., the success overall will depend on the compliance by the people in "social distancing". Kind of the same thing as here in the US. Population centers like NYC can and have gotten out of control and in less densely populated areas like Nebraska etc. it is only a minor problem at this time. My worry is that people will leave the problem areas and go to less problem areas to escape, (NYC to Nebraska etc) and (in Jamaica) Kingston to Negril etc.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rob
For everyone's sake, I hope all the mitigation plans work for everyone.
Stay Safe.
There is no data yet supporting immunity after infection. In fact there are cases of reinfection.
The US govt is 'asking' people who travel from NY to other parts of the country to SELF-quarantine. OK then. Maybe they should 'force' people to not travel....like the Chinese did, and Italy got around to doing after much damage was done.Quote:
Originally Posted by Accompong
We have local cases that have been tracked back to several high school band trips to NYC at the beginning of the month. Three weeks later they are popping onto the radar screen. Some other local cases were people that were on cruise ships. A few more cases are people who traveled domestically to 'outbreak areas'. IMO the sooner everyone is forced to lock down for 2+ weeks the sooner we all get over this. Closing high density social settings will only do so much, people need to self-isolate.
I Pray that Jamaica can keep a lid on this monster.
Interesting...as I literally just watched Dr. Sanjay Gupta say...everyone is "likely immunized" after having Covid-19.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ras Walleye
I think "Likely" immunized and "no data YET SUPPORTING immunity" could very well be the same thing. Neither is saying immunized for sure.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bnewb
Yes, I understood it to be the same thing...but thought it strange that if there's confirmed cases of reinfection, that Dr. Gupta would even suggest the possibility of immunity.Quote:
Originally Posted by Accompong
https://grapevine.is/news/2020/03/24...19-in-iceland/Quote:
Originally Posted by Bnewb
Iceland has isolated more than 40 different strains of the virus. At least one person there has tested positive with 2 different strains. This sucker is similar to the flu or common cold viruses in that it will mutate and produce new strains which the human population has no immunity, hence why we need to get a new flu shot every year for the strain-du-jor. People who have had the flu do not have immunity against all types of flu. Seems unlikely that this virus would be any different. The faster a virus spreads the faster it will mutate (yikes). The only way to stop it, is to stop it from spreading and mutating. The mutations and reinfections may explain why so many young, healthy, healthcare workers are dying in Italy or died in China; exposure to different strains while attending to patients infected with different strains.
All sorts of conflicting information out there:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...n-get-it-twice
We can definitely agree upon...THAT!!😖Quote:
Originally Posted by Kold Ass Mofo
Jamaican government has come out and said it will be giving financial assistance to those Jamaican citizens 75 and older.....
Cool Runnings, Marko