“Imitation is the Sincerest Form of Flattery” (Further Ramblings of a Layman [COVID]- 2)
April 19, 2020 Well, we are in a Pandemic and it’s not really about “flattery”- it’s more about … COPY WHAT SEEMS TO WORK from past and current experiences, regardless of personal or political conflict, geographical boundaries or religion! So, what seems to be working? 1) Mitigation strategies - a. Scale up COVID tests & diagnosis- doing large number of lab diagnoses allow authorities to slow the spread of the infection by isolating known cases while they are infectious, enabling treatment to be administered at a far earlier stage b. Increase easily available, random & free testing c. “Test and trace for the high-at-risk groups”, which means increasing the manufacture of local test kits d. Continue to maintain social distancing e. Limit ...