{"id":8261,"date":"2020-04-30T11:55:35","date_gmt":"2020-04-30T10:55:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cassandravoices.com\/?p=8261"},"modified":"2020-04-30T11:55:35","modified_gmt":"2020-04-30T10:55:35","slug":"covid-19-dispatch-from-atlanta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/casswp.eutonom.eu\/index.php\/2020\/04\/30\/covid-19-dispatch-from-atlanta\/","title":{"rendered":"Covid-19: Dispatch from Atlanta"},"content":{"rendered":"

What the hell? Most people in the U.S. appear to be freaking out about Georgia ending its lockdown<\/a> <\/span>before anyone else. Even Trump weighed in<\/a><\/span>, saying he disagreed with Georgia Governor Brian Kemp. As we stand, restaurants here opened yesterday, as have bowling alleys, parks, nail salons and other facilities. The State also just declared its one thousandth death from COVID-19.<\/p>\n

On April 2nd<\/sup> Kemp admitted that he didn\u2019t know that this coronavirus could spread asymptomatically<\/a><\/span>, something the world knew since late January. Kemp may be an idiot, but that doesn\u2019t mean he was wrong to re-open Georgia\u2019s economy. With all respect to those who have lost loved ones or suffered from a bout, it\u2019s time collectively we get back to our new normality.<\/p>\n

On a daily basis, we are bombarded with reasons to be fearful, but it\u2019s in our best interest to keep this in perspective. We\u2019re human, and merely one-hundred-and-fifty-years-ago you would be fortunate to live past forty. Now, the argument to resume a bit of human interaction is dismissed as being disrespectful to human life: anyone who dares prioritize the\u00a0the economy<\/a><\/span> over safety is dismissed as unethical or even cruel.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re not. We just see no alternative to community, or herd, immunization, alongside protection of those who are vulnerable. We resent that this approach is being described as unethical. We also resent people who misjudge Sweden<\/a><\/span> \u2013 such as this article on CNN stating: \u2018Sweden says its coronavirus approach has worked. The numbers suggest a different story.<\/a><\/span>\u2019 The article is misleading as it compares a 0.022% mortality rate with a 0.007% mortality rate in nearby Denmark. But cancer currently kills at a rate of 0.163%<\/a><\/span> and in many countries patients are now not getting the treatment they require<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n

As we\u2019ve seen in the numbers coming out of New York, much of the population has been infected with small doses. Approximately 2.9 million have antibodies and were exposed<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n

As noted by the head of emergency of a Bronx hospital<\/a><\/span>, one of the epicenters, the fact that emergency visits went down on April 9th<\/sup> may not be a direct result of everyone staying at home. Rather the wave hit us and we came out the other side.<\/p>\n

The wave will likely hit again, and we should be ready, but we shouldn\u2019t follow the example of China<\/a><\/span> and other authoritarian countries and give up basic freedoms<\/a><\/span> in exchange for a false sense of security. We stayed at home and practiced social distancing to flatten the curve. Once it arrived<\/a><\/span>, complete elimination was never going to be possible. Only a vaccine can eliminate a virus. In the meantime, anyone who would like a Chinese government app that gives you a green light whenever you want to leave your house please raise your hand.<\/p>\n

At Bull Moose<\/a><\/span> we\u2019ve been holding back for nearly three months as we observed this issue unfolding.\u00a0 One of our last articles emphasized the stock market was near an all time high so we advised people to take cover as coronavirus began to appear.<\/a><\/span> Kudos to those who listened.<\/p>\n

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Ok \u2013 we were slightly off the mark about Biden\u2019s campaign<\/a><\/span> being low-energy, but that doesn\u2019t make us wrong about it overall. He\u2019ll have a tough time holding his own against the targeting machine the Republicans have built up.<\/p>\n

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Can @BernieSanders<\/a> pull it off?
Or is the #PresidentialElection<\/a> set to be a run-off between two billionaires?
What could give rise to another #recession<\/a> that will derail the Trump train?@BullMoo90635255<\/a> has the answers.https:\/\/t.co\/KKP17KcSEq<\/a><\/p>\n

— CassandraVoices (@VoicesCassandra) February 18, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n