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The coronavirus pandemic is spreading from cities to rural communities
On Mon, 18 May 2020 13:42:16 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote: On 5/18/2020 12:53 PM, Keyser Soze wrote: On 5/18/20 12:27 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 5/18/2020 11:54 AM, wrote: Bad news for some areas that have done well so far. Â*From the Wall Street Journal: The coronavirus pandemic is spreading from cities to rural communities that have a higher share of older, at-risk residents, a trend that has implications for the stress it may put on local health-care systems as well as the push by many governors to ease economic restrictions and reopen for business. A Wall Street Journal analysis of data compiled by Johns Hopkins University shows in the two-week period between April 20 and May 4, newly confirmed Covid-19 cases in nonmetropolitan areas outpaced those in metro areas by 30%. The virus’s spread to nonmetropolitan areas, where resources for testing and medical care tend to be in short supply, could present new dilemmas for state officials charged with determining when and how much to relax stay-at-home rules.Â* ... https://www.wsj.com/articles/coronavirus-is-spreading-faster-in-rural-communities-with-aging-populations-11589601660 Our very rural town has recently experienced an uptick in confirmed cases. I don't know how to think.Â* I understand the reasons to take the recommended precautions, social distancing, isolation, wearing masks, etc. with full realization that I am not qualified to judge as to how effective they are. I also understand that if this goes too much longer we may face an economic hit that could take a decade or more to recover from. One thing that really ****es me off though.Â* In the once or twice visits a week I make to a local convenience type store to pick up a few necessary items,Â* I've noticed that most older folks are wearing masks and gloves but the younger people ... mostly teenagers don't bother with either.Â* They congregate around the store and the Dunkin' Donuts within taking no obvious heed to the warnings and recommendations. I am not arguing that masks and gloves solve anything.Â* I don't know if they do or not.Â* But those who wear them at least are demonstrating that they are *aware* of the precautions that are recommended and are trying to comply.Â* The younger generation isn't. We haven't been out and about that much lately, but have noticed that everywhere we do go, you cannot get in to any commercial establishment without wearing a mask. I was in Lowe's yesterday to buy paint, and everyone was masked and keeping a safe distance. Yes. I released you from my Bozo Bin last night and left Nomen by his lonesome. Let's see if we can discuss stuff without going overboard with the politics, uh? Deal? The daily covid-19 reported cases in Massachusetts and particularly in Plymouth County that I have been tracking has *not* plateaued yet. Cases are still on the rise. Our governor has announced a four-phase "opening" plan but has not given any details as to timing. He's supposed to do so today ... or possibly delay it further. I don't think some realize that a "plateau" doesn't mean much other than the number of new cases daily isn't rising. It also isn't diminishing. Based on current numbers I think MA still has a way to go. I am also becoming convinced that this is going to be around for a long, long time unless an effective vaccine is developed. I heard a guy (the former head of the CDC) say that people are talking of a second round in the fall or winter. He thinks that's a misnomer. He said what it really means is the virus never went away to begin with. It's just waiting until we let our guard down and the next wave could be much worse because it will coincide with the seasonal flu outbreak. 2020 sure sucks so far. You have to be careful reading too much into "new cases" if they are doing a lot more testing. A better metric would be hospitalizations and deaths. That should also be balanced on where those cases occurred. If they are in care facilities, they should have been isolated long ago so that is an isolation failure more than a rise in covid failure. |
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