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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Very real question: Seattle is theoretically ~7 weeks into community spread.  Coastal cities should be into their outbreaks.  Shouldn't we already be seeing major increases in hospital admissions, ER visits, ICU overruns?  It isn't happening at this point.  The situation at the LTC facility has been an absolute nightmare - total hell.  But outside of that, are we seeing the doomsday scenario?  Should we take some comfort in the fact that this has not become a widespread disaster at this point?  Perhaps it simply isn't spreading here the way it has in Italy, or the strain has not been as lethal? [/quote]

Yep.[/quote]

Seattle has done some things right to slow the spread. Some of the biggest employers like Microsoft and Amazon are letting people work from home. The UW classes and final exams are now online. There are news photos of how empty downtown Seattle is now during times that used to be busy. The fact that it has not spread faster, in Seattle, could be because they are doing some things right, and should not be used as a comparison to what might happen if there is an outbreak in another major coty.[/quote]

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