Covid-19: Scope, Schedule, Minimization Techniques

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Covid-19: Scope, Schedule, Minimization Techniques

With cases reported in Austin and New York, an increasingly evident public outbreak in Washington State, and states of emergency declared in parts of California, Covid-19 is finally being recognized for the threat that it has represented these past weeks. The government’s inability to execute on early containment measures such as widespread testing and monitoring of the spread of the disease last month has hampered our ability to predict where and when the disease will strike next. You can track current cases here. I’ll break down the current scenario, explain why it looks so grim, and close with some best practices to make sure you’re doing everything you can to stop the spread of Covid-19.

Here in Austin, there is one case being examined at the moment, with several other negative test results confirmed at this point in time. We have good reason to believe that some amount of community spreading is taking place, but almost no information about who or what is most active at facilitating the spread and likely we won’t for another two weeks or so, when symptoms are likely to appear.