'This will not be contained': Experts cast doubt that spread of COVID-19 can be stopped

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

While the World Health Organization has said the risk of COVID-19 spreading worldwide is now "very high", officials have suggested that efforts to combat the coronavirus are still in the containment phase.

But some medical experts believe that the containment stage has long since passed, that the spread of the COVID-19 is inevitable, and that living with the coronavirus could become a reality. COVID-19 is the respiratory illness caused by the new coronavirus.

"This will not be contained, this has not been contained," said Isaac Bogoch, an infectious disease physician at Toronto General Hospital.

Massive public health efforts have been helpful in slowing down the spread of the infection and reducing the pace and frequency of exported cases from China to the rest of the world, but containment has not worked, Bogoch said.

https://ca.news.yahoo.com/not-contained-experts-cast-doubt-090000102.html

[Johnny2X2X]

1. People need to pay attention

This doesn't mean to panic, but the misinformation campaign by the Trump administration is preventing people from making informed decisions.

I am seeing people repeat stuff the administration is telling FOX News, even here on DU.

[Delphinus]

3. Agreed.

Scary that you are seeing folks repeat FAUX news things here.

[Johnny2X2X]

4. WHO

People should be trusting the WHO. We cannot trust our own government because trump has control of it.

[duforsure]

2. So trump lied,

Intentionally lied about this health crisis to the American people just because he was scared about it hurting him politically, and over the health of the American people. That's should show everyone how little he cares about them.

[NCjack]

5. Trump's lying mouth failed again. nt

[LonePirate]

6. Containment became impossible once it could be transmitted from asymptomatic people.

We have known it was transmissible by asymptomatic people since January, possibly since December. The only difference now is that health officials are stating the obvious.

[RAB910]

7. I think it's safe to say we are passing the point of being able to contain this thing

All we can do is try to keep as many people as healthy and alive as possible.

I believe the number of cases in the US vastly unreported because the US has not been very aggressive (compared to the rest of the world) in testing for the virus

[Delphinus]

8. I think so too.

I heard someone say today that churches need to be proactive in this with their Sunday services - and I wholeheartedly agreed.

[DesertRat]

9. We need more testing!

Jackie Speier
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@RepSpeier
We are the richest country in the world. We know now that the Coronavirus has been in Washington state for 6 weeks. Where are the test kits?! As of Thursday, South Korea had tested 66,652, the US had tested only 445. The hoax, as @POTUS calls it, is a hoax on the American people.

Link to tweet

[uponit7771]

10. 750 million Chinese were quarantined for weeks doubt it will miss us