To Take On the Coronavirus, Go Medieval on It. Quarantines and restrictive measures served a purpose in the old days. They can now, too.

New York Times ^ | February 28, 2020 | Donald G. McNeil Jr.

[karpov]

The NYT says now that when AIDS broke out in the U.S. that infected homosexuals should have been quarantined. What would it have said then if Reagan had done so?

[ncalburt]

Recall the TB camps and Hospitals last centuries .
My aunt and uncle were in TB camps !
Bring back TB camps.

[caver]

The Norks executed one of their guys that left the quarantine.

[Bruiser 10]

OTOH, we need to be realistic.

We live in a modern, enlightened age and must be appreciative and sensitive toward the concerns of all oppressed and downtrodden of our fellow citizens who primarily reside in urban concentrations.

Think of these cities as giant petri dishes. If there is a pandemic the deaths are likely to be concentrated there.

Think ‘silver-lining’.

[LukeL]

Okay, lets close all the tunnels and bridges going into NYC and ban flights from JFK and La Guardia.

[urbanpovertylawcenter]

Millions of lives could have been saved with HIV Quarantine.

[wastoute]

My God! The Rats want to close our borders now? These people have been bitching about the Orange Meanie for years and now a new cold arises in China and they want to slam the borders down? One thing you have to admire about Rats. They aren’t afflicted with principles.

[New Jersey Realist]

The President stands no chance here. The dems will try to nail him no matter what he does. If he HAD shut down schools or shut down airports they would have been critical of that. Since he is playing it with caution, they nail him on that. He just can’t win with them. We have had flu throughout all time and no president ever took the hit for it. WTF?

[AndyJackson]

The President stands no chance here. The dems will try to nail him no matter what he does

Keep your head on man and stop this depressive nonsense. The President hasn't stood a chance since he came down the elevator, yet here he is and here we are. The enemy isn't the democrats. It's the RINOs and weaklings in our own trenches.

Just stand firm and the dems can't do anything much unless someone makes a terrible mistake. Panicking about this serves no use whatsoever.

[Scram1]

Were there any related deaths from blood supply contaminations—a preventive shame?

[Fury]

Re: 9 - thanks for posting some reality.

[bert]

The best way to end the corona virus crisis would be to exterminate the presstitutes at the New York times

[bert]

By calling a news conference and presenting all the great minds to whom President Trump delegated various tasks, the press narrative was clearly shown to be hype on a grand scale,

[Leep]

And a lot of gerbils,too.

[AndyJackson]

Including delegating public affairs on this to Pence who is much better at communicating calmly and staying on point.

[sauropod]

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[bert]

After the Coming to America King Obama presidency, the concept of delegation by a well seasoned CEO is beyond the comprehension of any Democrat

[Samurai_Jack]

“The dems will try to nail him no matter what he does. “

Yeah this is the New York Times. So what they’re saying may be true. But I guarantee you that if he were to take their advice... If he were to do anything that even appears like what they’re suggesting... If he were to take the bait, they would immediately denounce him as a horrendous hitlerian tyrant.

Yeah we know how this game is played.

[Jim Noble]

My grand plan was 10 000 tents with fresh water flown in on Midway Island.

Now it’s too late.

But you know, I would at least consider that the brutal Wuhan ring quarantine worked and file that for future use. We may need it.

[pt17]

The best way to end the corona virus crisis would be to exterminate the presstitutes at the New York times

LOL! Perhaps a more practical solution would be to quarantine them for, say, a period of several years at some appropriate facility. It could solve a whole host of problems.