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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,943 posts) Mon Mar 30, 2020, 03:14 PM Mar 2020

Fauci says that lifting lockdowns is 'a matter of weeks' and depends on the availability of tests

Fauci, appearing on CNN's "State of the Union," said that the timeline for letting Americans out of their homes depends on the availability of 15-minute COVID-19 testing.

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More than half the US population is under lockdown to slow the spread of the new coronavirus, and it's unclear when states will lift those restrictions.

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"It's going to be a matter of weeks. It's not going to be tomorrow and it's certainly not going to be next week," Fauci told CNN's Jake Tapper on Sunday.

He added: "If we need to push the date forward, we will push the date forward."

https://news.yahoo.com/fauci-says-lifting-lockdowns-matter-153755566.html

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Fauci says that lifting lockdowns is 'a matter of weeks' and depends on the availability of tests (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2020 OP

Seems optimistic. Sure hope so. triron Mar 2020 #1

Maybe he's being smart with Trump Mike 03 Mar 2020 #2

Only problem is there might be a few who ignore the qualifying part of his statement Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2020 #3

It's a political game. Igel Mar 2020 #7

It should be testing and if one other those treatments works 4139 Mar 2020 #4

If they can get rapid testing... orwell Mar 2020 #5

I really think bdamomma Mar 2020 #6

triron

(21,999 posts)

1. Seems optimistic. Sure hope so.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Mon Mar 30, 2020, 03:15 PM

Mar 2020

Mike 03

(16,616 posts)

2. Maybe he's being smart with Trump

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Mon Mar 30, 2020, 03:26 PM

Mar 2020

by telling Trump his fantasy of reopening the economy is contingent upon Trump getting testing out there across the boards. Fauci can always keep extending the 'all clear' date. Meanwhile, America might finally get the testing capacity it needs.

Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,943 posts)

3. Only problem is there might be a few who ignore the qualifying part of his statement

Reply to Mike 03 (Reply #2)

Mon Mar 30, 2020, 03:28 PM

Mar 2020

Donald Trump for example

Igel

(35,300 posts)

7. It's a political game.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Reply #3)

Mon Mar 30, 2020, 04:33 PM

Mar 2020

Ignoring the prothesis (that's the "if" part of an "if-then" statement).

It's done all the time to try to make a person look stupid. Don't check out the claim, and it works. Check out the claim, and it's the claimant that looks stupid.

4139

(1,893 posts)

4. It should be testing and if one other those treatments works

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Mon Mar 30, 2020, 03:32 PM

Mar 2020

hydroxychloroquine looking promising

orwell

(7,771 posts)

5. If they can get rapid testing...

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Mon Mar 30, 2020, 03:49 PM

Mar 2020

...and wide ranging testing that is not outside the realm of possibility.

The main reason we have to lock down such large swaths is that we don't know who is infected, so we don't know who to quarantine.

That is why ClusterFuck's early response is so damning.

bdamomma

(63,840 posts)

6. I really think

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Mon Mar 30, 2020, 03:55 PM

Mar 2020

Dr. Fauci is trying to be on tRump's safe side, cause without him we will know nothing.

It's really immature to see that this virus is going to be better soon. We haven't hit the peak yet.

We still need to not to listen to tRump either, after his condemnation of health care workers.

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