WH economic adviser Larry Kudlow: coronavirus is 'contained,' Americans should 'stay at work'

[left-of-center2012]

President Trump's economic adviser Larry Kudlow is continuing to claim the COVID-19 coronavirus is "contained" as the number of cases in the United States passes 230 across 21 states.

Kudlow in an interview with CNBC on Friday said he will "argue" the new virus has been "contained" in the U.S., repeating the assertion he made last week as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was warning that the new virus could soon severely disrupt everyday life. "We don't actually know what the magnitude of the virus is going to be, although frankly, so far, it looks relatively contained," Kudlow told CNBC on Friday.

Kudlow also said "America should stay at work," arguing that the private sector is "going to solve this disease" and again reiterating, "I will still argue to you that this is contained. It can't be airtight, but ... in a relative sense, relative to our population, relative to ordinary flus ... I think it is relatively contained."

CNBC host David Faber challenged Kudlow on his claims throughout the interview, at one point telling him that the coronavirus is "much more serious than the flu, as you know." Faber also told Kudlow that "it's very hard to say whether it really is in any way contained or whether we are not all at risk,"
to which Kudlow responded, "Well, I'm not sure where you're going on that."

https://www.yahoo.com/news/white-house-economic-adviser-larry-165318285.html

[Renew Deal]

1. Coronavirus cases tripled in the US this week.

There are almost 100 more cases since that article was published earlier today.

http://www.coronavirus-realtime.com

[struggle4progress]

4. When I use a word," Humpty Dumpty said, in rather a scornful tone, "it means

just what I choose it to mean—neither more nor less." "The question is," said Alice, "whether you can make words mean so many different things." "The question is," said Humpty Dumpty, "which is to be master—that's all."

And by "contained,", of course, I mean "spreading like wild-fire"

[at140]

6. 328 out of 328 million Americans?

Odds favor not catching it---IF---you take normal precautions such as
1. avoid handshakes
2. wash hands with soap & warm water after touching anything others might have touched
3. if you can not avoid touching something such as a door handle/knob, to enter place of work,
use your left hand (assuming right handed) and do not touch face with left hand, then wash hands.
4. avoid all crowded places if possible. If you can't wear a mask there.
5. if over age 60, be extra cautious.
With these precautions your chances of catching this virus drop significantly.

[GulfCoast66]

10. Have you ever worked retail in a busy location?

So everything they do a transaction at the register they wash their hands? In the sink that takes 5 minutes to walk to and wash their hands? And you don’t get sick days and no vacation.

Your suggestions are totally legit. I agree. But since we have a healthcare industry rather than a healthcare system, we are going to have sick people going to work.

[at140]

11. They should work plastic disposable gloves all the time

and I agree it is not a good place to work in this environment.
Even the paper money can transmit virus.

[GulfCoast66]

12. How do gloves help? Nothing is more impervious to viruses than skin.

If you wear gloves and touch your face it is no different than hands.

Notice how your doctor or dentist after using gloved hands that potentially can be exposed to bodily fluids immediately wash their hands after removing their gloves?

Wear gloves all you want. But they are no better then washing your hands and not touching your nose or mouth.

The danger with gloves is that people think the are some magic protection. They are as unsanitary as hands put in the same situation.

[at140]

18. Virus/bacteria can NOT penetrate non-porous plastic gloves

Such Gloves are great when the retail clerk is coming in contact with objects or skin from multiple customers.
The clerk can not go wash hands after every transaction. Of course the MOST IMPORTANT PREVENTION is never touching your face with hands. Eyes, nose and mouth are like welcome door mats for the virus/bacteria to invade the body.

[GulfCoast66]

23. I agree with everything you said.

But would add that just as virus and bacteria can’t penetrate gloves, they can’t skin either. And germs can build up on gloves just as they can on skin.

The danger with non-trained people wearing gloves is that they think gloves somehow repel viruses and the do things they would not do barehanded. Like rub their nose.

[uponit7771]

15. That's horrible relative to first reported case time in the US. At that infection rate we're fucked

[dewsgirl]

27. Fucked indeed.😳😔

[MontanaMama]

8. Tripled and we're not testing.

Can you imagine if we were?

[Renew Deal]

9. A professor in Washington speculates that there are 80-1500 cases in Washington as of a few days ago

Only around 80 are diagnosed.

[Nonhlanhla]

2. The only thing that's "contained "

Is the number of tests they have performed...

[uponit7771]

17. +1, China reported CV19 genetic sequence on Jan 12!! We still don't have WHO's mass test kits !!

[at140]

21. Prevention beats cure!

Test kits are necessary only if infections have already occurred.
What is needed more is educating people how to reduce chances of getting infected in the first place.
I still am seeing people not washing hands in Walmart rest rooms and just the other day,
I was in Chili's restaurant, a worker came in to pee and walked out without washing hands.
Average person touches face 27 times in an hour....that is the Achilles heel right there.

[uponit7771]

22. Right, I can see the need for mask; to keep people from touching most of their face

[at140]

24. Yes, mask protects YOU from infecting yourself!

The virus is much smaller in size than openings in all masks except for the kind used my medical professionals.

[BigmanPigman]

3. Can't he be sued for spreading deadly misinformation?

The fucking moron is suing CNN for false claims, so why not?

[DonaldsRump]

5. Larry Kudlow is an ass of the highest order

Dipshite....just take a look around you. Why don't you go into the cruise ship in SF? I will pay your way for a 10 day stay.

It's because of your administration's bungling of this that we are in the situation we are in. Folks are panicking, and it is ONLY because no one trusts you, Trump, Pence, or anyone in your administration. This is why you will lose in November, and several of you will be going to jail in 2021.

Larry: please accept my offer for the cruise! You look like you could use a vacation. Show us that this epidemic has been arrested.

(For those poor souls and their families affected on the cruise and generally: please know I wish you the VERY, VERY best.)

[Sewa]

7. I just saw small part of the interview

Kudlow responded by saying “ What story can I tell you “. WTF nobody wants a story, they want the truth

[Crunchy Frog]

13. "I'm not saying we wouldn't get our hair mussed."

"But I do say no more than ten to twenty million killed, tops. Uh, depending on the breaks."

[uponit7771]

16. +1, "... and due to infection rate it would be only 75% with scarred lungs"

[Haggis for Breakfast]

14. Kudlow has been wrong on everything he has predicted for the last

TWENTY-FIVE YEARS. So now, he's suddenly a medical/public health expert, too ?? Larry, go home, STFU and STFD.

[Hotler]

19. Another asshole that needs a beat down by a member of the working class.

I don't understand how assholes like Kudlow, Santelli, Hannity, O'Reilly, et al never seem to show up for work with a fat lip and a black eye. Why has nobody run in to any of these guys in a mens room or a parking lot and not knocked their dick in the dirt.

[LAS14]

20. Once again, a misleading Title in the OP. We've got to stop contributing...

... fodder to the fake "fake news" meme. I say the Title was misleading because it left out the crucial beginning of the sentence:

"We don't actually know what the magnitude of the virus is going to be, although frankly, so far, it looks relatively contained," Kudlow told CNBC on Friday.

"Kudlow also said "America should stay at work," arguing that the private sector is "going to solve this disease"

It's easy to read this as if Kudrow were saying Americans should go to work even if companies or local health authorities advised against it. I don't think that's what he meant, given the rest of the quote. I think that would qualify as "panic," not "preparedness.

Let's not stoke the fires of division. It reduces credibility when we do have a horror story to report.

[left-of-center2012]

25. "Once again, a misleading Title in the OP"

This is the title I used in the OP, and the title of the news article.

WH economic adviser Larry Kudlow: coronavirus is 'contained,' Americans should 'stay at work'

[LAS14]

26. Exactly. As I tried to explain in my post, phrases were taken out of context. We don't want..

.... to give fodder to the fake news meme.

[Coventina]

28. Once again, GD thread titles can be whatever the poster wants. n/t

[LAS14]

29. ????? Of course they can. And whatever the poster wants might be a good thing...

... or a bad thing for the Dem conversation. Are you unwilling to make a judgement that distorted news is a bad thing?

[Coventina]

31. I'm not seeing any distortion.

If you think the post violates TOS, then alert, but you can't lecture on thread titles.

[LAS14]

32. ?????? It's not breaking TOS. It's just not a good idea to do it. Since when...

... are opinions about titles not allowed??? This is a discussion forum.

[Coventina]

33. OK, tilt at windmills, then.

[left-of-center2012]

35. "GD thread titles can be whatever the poster wants"

Thanks. And my OP was the title of the article I linked to.

[delisen]

30. If Kudlow did not address health personnel reommendatios

I don't think you should assume what he meant.

Kudlow is a highly experienced media communicator and most likely left the impression he intended.

[uponit7771]

34. Gas lighting is rude and what you added changed little to nothing about what OP ...

... is communicating.

The last part of Kudlow's statement is false the first part is a given and not needed.