It goes to prove that none of his "domestic workers, painters, shoe shiners, barber and business partners" have been sick. None of my employees, nor their family members have been either.
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It goes to prove that none of his "domestic workers, painters, shoe shiners, barber and business partners" have been sick. None of my employees, nor their family members have been either.
Whoa! 500 new cases today. Ironically almost the same as NYS. Seems like the DR hasn't attacked the curve at all.
I'm sure neither you nor I can demonstrate that none were infected. But that wasnt the point of the post Cao.
He said sick, you said infected. Very different when it comes to this disease and very important on why the isolation methods may not work.
Agreed, but it is also the rationale of the average Dominican who does not have access to the advice provided by the expert immunologists and economists that participate within this web forum.
A person looks around and sides with the reasoning that if they, their family, their friends, their neighbors, are not sick or showing symptoms, why are they not allowed to work and provide for their families?
It is has been hard to disagree with them.
Don't know how to respond. I'm just here sheltering in place, respecting the national emergency and associated restrictions. Not working either.
ya know..... been thinking about this
The country revolves around Sto Dom....
and to a degree STI and other larger centers
The campos/camposinos don't think they add value - they feel (might feel) inferior
I feel that way out here in Cabrera... quite removed from the action
So when country folk hear of these problems, they shrug it off to big city stuff.
Our classic urban/rural split
I strongly feel the countryside is not an integral part of the problem
but they get swept up in it...
Surely, they don't pay much heed to what happens in the Zona or other parts of the capital
They are small cogs in a big wheel
The real culprits here ARE the urbanites.....
they brought it , are spreading it and are ignoring the suggested protocol.
A true shame
I have said before
IGNORANCE ---
meaning not enough education and a lack of understanding of the severity being faced
Too bad.....
an example of the ignorance... and misunderstanding ??
The POP debacle...... ignorance
I am not being harsh - I mean to be sympathetic to their problems
The country revolves around Sto Dom....
and to a degree STI and other larger centers
The campos/camposinos don't think they add value - they feel (might feel) inferior
I feel that way out here in Cabrera... quite removed from the action
So when country folk hear of these problems, they shrug it off to big city stuff.
Our classic urban/rural split
I strongly feel the countryside is not an integral part of the problem
but they get swept up in it...
Surely, they don't pay much heed to what happens in the Zona or other parts of the capital
They are small cogs in a big wheel
The real culprits here ARE the urbanites.....
they brought it , are spreading it and are ignoring the suggested protocol.
A true shame
I have said before
IGNORANCE ---
meaning not enough education and a lack of understanding of the severity being faced
Too bad.....
an example of the ignorance... and misunderstanding ??
The POP debacle...... ignorance
I am not being harsh - I mean to be sympathetic to their problems
Can someone please publish the link to the page, where the daily "Boletin" is being published by the Ministerio de Salud Publica?
I know the press summaries, of course, but would like to get to the source.
I know the press summaries, of course, but would like to get to the source.
They post it on twitter. Here is the one for today:
They also update this PDF every day and there is a link to the previous ones below that one: https://www.msp.gob.do/web/?page_id=6948
Reportedly, in my local community, there have been around 20 confirmed infections, most of them asymptomatic.
What worries me is that despite all the information and advice we're receiving, a lot of people still don't understand the basics about how to protect themselves and others, what to do and what not to do, the fact that you can be asymptomatic but infectious, the incubation period, etc. This is based on Dominican friends who are well informed but have to keep explaining these facts to their friends and family members.
What worries me is that despite all the information and advice we're receiving, a lot of people still don't understand the basics about how to protect themselves and others, what to do and what not to do, the fact that you can be asymptomatic but infectious, the incubation period, etc. This is based on Dominican friends who are well informed but have to keep explaining these facts to their friends and family members.
my reading is the 50% of the positive cases are asymptomatic
from the Theodore Roosevelt study
www.navytimes.com
this is what to worry about- ^^^^^^^
one of the ONLY studies that did 100% of the population
from the Theodore Roosevelt study
SECDEF: Majority of Roosevelt sailors with COVID-19 are asymptomatic
"What’s disconcerting is a majority of those, 350 plus, are asymptomatic."
www.navytimes.com
this is what to worry about- ^^^^^^^
one of the ONLY studies that did 100% of the population
They managed to get tested despite being asymptomatic ?
Or very mild symptoms. Sounded strange to me too but this is admittedly not first-hand information. I'll try and find out more.
Exactly the same comment my friend in NY made when I showed him the DR data yesterday. It appears the approach being taken in the DR is not working.
Did you notice that in NY, people who were not even "going out" were 60% of the new cases? Cuomo was "puzzled" by that.
It appears we are learning that pandemics like this cannot be stopped by isolation methods such as social distancing. Has any pandemic ever been stopped before it ran it course?
The lack of symptoms, or very mild symptoms, in so many with the disease, as in carriers, is why all this talk of TESTING, TESTING, and more TESTING is not going to work out. It is also why we have learned that the infection death rate is far lower than MSM would have us believe.my reading is the 50% of the positive cases are asymptomatic
from the Theodore Roosevelt study
SECDEF: Majority of Roosevelt sailors with COVID-19 are asymptomatic
"What’s disconcerting is a majority of those, 350 plus, are asymptomatic."
this is what to worry about- ^^^^^^^
one of the ONLY studies that did 100% of the population
There are not and will not be enough tests to test the asymptomatic. The best that will ever be done is truly random tests to see how much of it is left
in a given region. Tracing who symptomatic AND asymptomatic yet contagious people were in contact with is also an insurmountable problem. Totally impractical and politicians are still spouting this nonsense.
Couple that with people not even going out being a majority of new cases in NY and you have a problem that is not being tackled by the stay at home restrictions.
From NYTimes today......
ditto Sto Dom for this comment
Why the Path to Reopening New York City Will Be So Difficult
The factors that made the city one of the hardest hit on the planet — its density, mass transit and tourism — complicate a return to normalcy.
ditto Sto Dom for this comment
Why the Path to Reopening New York City Will Be So Difficult
The factors that made the city one of the hardest hit on the planet — its density, mass transit and tourism — complicate a return to normalcy.
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