“Numbers will grow quickly as screening gets in place and existing cases (numbering probably in low thousands) start being identified. “
Several thousand known infections ensures several million.
It is not possible to contact trace for several thousand.
Broken containment.
A couple weeks ago there was talk of how they would test and track movements. Yesterday they said the CDC would be in Seattle shortly to help with that.
I’m guessing by the time they get here and set up, they’ll shrug their shoulders and say “Well, it’s pretty much everywhere. Good luck. We’re off to Des Moines, Iowa where they might have a case. We’ll have a better shot at stopping it there.”
Not disputing the ‘bad side’ of covid, but just because you’re such a downer...
US stopped China visits early.
US healthcare supports people with diseases that could be comorbid with covid.
US home heat kills covid virus.
So, there are good things for us!