Vincent Vega
Rock n' Roll Doggie ALL ACCESS
Random sampling will have to happen in a lot of different locations and settings to get a better idea, indeed. For example, the people tested in this sample all live in a single town out of an entire district that was the initial Corona hotspot in Germany. So it's not even known how it compares to other communities in the same area. I think there was going to be a study in Munich, but I'd have to look it up. As long as the capacity for testing is so limited, there remains a selection process in place in most localities, which makes it more difficult to determine how the virus really has spread.
Since many people are concerned about touching anything, using public transit etc. I think it's important to figure out how dangerous the virus really is outside of direct human interaction. If more studies confirm that the initial lab results about how long it may survive on surfaces are not borne out in real environments, many people will feel much safer again, e.g. when accepting deliveries or doing grocery shopping. In Iraq and other Middle Eastern countries I also keep seeing trucks spraying desinfectants in the streets or people going through the bazaars spraying everything. My colleagues in Kurdistan suggested spraying an entire refugee camp with desinfectant. I doubt it's that useful, apart from a psychological angle (giving the residents some sense of control knowing all surfaces have been desinfected). But it's a decision of about $3000 per camp per measure. That's a month of food or hygiene supplies for 60 families.
Notwithstanding, I think simulations such as this one are a great way of demonstrating how the virus may travel and hit a large number of people if we aren't careful.
Since many people are concerned about touching anything, using public transit etc. I think it's important to figure out how dangerous the virus really is outside of direct human interaction. If more studies confirm that the initial lab results about how long it may survive on surfaces are not borne out in real environments, many people will feel much safer again, e.g. when accepting deliveries or doing grocery shopping. In Iraq and other Middle Eastern countries I also keep seeing trucks spraying desinfectants in the streets or people going through the bazaars spraying everything. My colleagues in Kurdistan suggested spraying an entire refugee camp with desinfectant. I doubt it's that useful, apart from a psychological angle (giving the residents some sense of control knowing all surfaces have been desinfected). But it's a decision of about $3000 per camp per measure. That's a month of food or hygiene supplies for 60 families.
Notwithstanding, I think simulations such as this one are a great way of demonstrating how the virus may travel and hit a large number of people if we aren't careful.
