22 May 2020

Ping Pong Diplomacy - part the second

Well, that didn't take long. Another side of Ping Pong Diplomacy, post hoc tracing, is on full display in this report from South Korea.
In total, they found 112 cases related to the single first case -- all occurring within a month of the initial mid-February dance fitness training class.This demonstrates the frightening exponential growth of cases, while also raising several unsettling questions about active physical exercise, and whether it may promote the spread of the virus.

Sounds just like the Westchester lawyer, which faded from reporting rather quickly. For reference, and a warning largely ignored, that was reported in early March, this cite is 4 March.
The man first developed symptoms in late February. They intensified rapidly, leading to his hospitalization in the last week.

The last report had the infection count back to said lawyer at 50, minimum.

While they didn't manage to catch any of the first ping pong balls, and thus staunch the growth, they've demonstrated the contagion's appetite. Let that be a lesson, should they have the interest in knowing real facts, to The Very Unstable Lunatic and his lackey Red State governors, determined to get rid of all those inconvenient mitigation requirements. What's a few dead bodies vs. profit? Among them, they'll skyrocket Covid-19. And to what end? Even bidnezz that open won't have customers to any degree. Most people aren't completely dumb.

Recall Bill Gates from a few months ago
There really is no middle ground, and it's very tough to say to people, "Hey, keep going to restaurants, go buy new houses, ignore that pile of bodies over in the corner. We want you to keep spending because there's maybe a politician who thinks GDP growth is all that counts." It's very irresponsible for somebody to suggest that we can have the best of both worlds.

Of course, he's living off the vig of his billions, so it's no skin off his nose.

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