PhaseWhite
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The lockdown did work in Wuhan. After ~2 weeks if you're not sick you're clear. If you can keep ~everyone apart for ~2 weeks you lower the R0 to <1 and it burns out.
I saw one idea on CNBC I thought was genius. Just freeze EVERYTHING for 30 days nationally. No one collects rent, mortgages, student loans, car payments etc, etc. Anything and everything that can be deferred for a month gets deferred for a month. ~$1k/person to buy groceries or whatever. 30 day national lockdown and get it over.
Except what happens after 30 days? We just start the dance over again, that's what.
Summary:
Inside the model that may be making US, UK rethink coronavirus control
Paper:
https://www.imperial.ac.uk/media/im...lege-COVID19-Population-Survey-20-03-2020.pdf