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> enormous amount of power over how an outbreak spreads Given what we're seeing in other countries, that seems doubtful. And based on the science we're hearing, it sounds like the most that can be hoped for is spreading the epidemic out over time some, which might allow resources like hospital beds to be better utilized.
> Given what we're seeing in other countries, that seems doubtful. Do you have a source for this? You're waving away the work of hundreds of thousands of people in public health. Do you know something about epidemiology (and interventions) that epidemiologists don't? You can't understand a complex scientific field by reading headlines as a layperson. You don't know what people are doing to prevent the spread and you…
(And for what it's worth, Trump was apparently outraged that those passengers were allowed into the US.)