The effect of social distancing on COVID-19 spread?

[Bill the Cat]

My oldest is actually doing the COVID tests for my region. Her take is that they don't get many tests delivered to them on Monday because the delivery companies don't deliver to them on Sunday. They test all day, enter their findings later that evening and publish them the next day. So if testing doesn't pick up until Tuesday, the findings are not made available until Wed. Since no testing is done on the weekends at her company, there will be no data to report for the first few days of the week.

And she made Shutterstock images!!

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[oxmixmudd]

My oldest is actually doing the COVID tests for my region. Her take is that they don't get many tests delivered to them on Monday because the delivery companies don't deliver to them on Sunday. They test all day, enter their findings later that evening and publish them the next day. So if testing doesn't pick up until Tuesday, the findings are not made available until Wed. Since no testing is done on the weekends at her company, there will be no data to report for the first few days of the week.

That would mske sense if you could correlate that to a low on wednesday, sounds like what you are talkingcaboutvwould produce a high in Wednesday or so, whichvis thevreverse of what is in the data.

[oxmixmudd]

My oldest is actually doing the COVID tests for my region. Her take is that they don't get many tests delivered to them on Monday because the delivery companies don't deliver to them on Sunday. They test all day, enter their findings later that evening and publish them the next day. So if testing doesn't pick up until Tuesday, the findings are not made available until Wed. Since no testing is done on the weekends at her company, there will be no data to report for the first few days of the week.

That would mske sense if you could correlate that to a low on wednesday, sounds like what you are talking about would produce a high in Wednesday or so, which is the reverse of what is in the data. The high in the data is sunday/monday with growth thursday, friday, and saturday to that high point.

[Bill the Cat]

That would mske sense if you could correlate that to a low on wednesday, sounds like what you are talking about would produce a high in Wednesday or so, which is the reverse of what is in the data. The high in the data is sunday/monday with growth thursday, friday, and saturday to that high point.

Just telling you what she said their process was.

[Mountain Man]

Indeed, there will be lots of people wanting to make a case to suppress us longer and to explain subsequent "outbreaks." There will be lots of cycles of hope and despair that will be promoted.

It has been very interesting to see how quick liberals are to embrace, defend, and celebrate oppressive big government "solutions".

[oxmixmudd]

And she made Shutterstock images!!

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That is really cool BTC. And as a general note to you and all that have offered alternative suggestions so far - thank you. That I've posted counters to them does not mean I don't appreciate them or that they are not good alternatives. So far nothing has been offered that seems (to me) a stronger explanation than activity, but they make me think about the implications and about what other factors also might be in play - so to all.

[oxmixmudd]

Just telling you what she said their process was.

Again - I appreciate your response - it is good to know what other elements could be influencing the pattern. So thanks!

[Bill the Cat]

Again - I appreciate your response - it is good to know what other elements could be influencing the pattern. So thanks!

Thanks Jim. A parent's joy that their child is doing what they love is a wonderful thing. I am SO proud of her.

[YHWH RULES]

More important than standing six feet away from anyone in public, which is often difficult to practice, is wearing a mask. Covering one's mouth and nose in public, is much more effective in stopping the spread of the virus, than simply standing several feet away from people in public. There's a video on YouTube showing how saliva drops are expelled from the mouth, when people speak. Just having a conversation with someone, and talking, releases drops of saliva into the air, in large quantities. This video records the results of a university lab study, where people were standing in the dark and a laser beam was shot across the room. The laser would highlight all of the droplets, being expelled from a person's mouth while speaking. It was sobering to watch, how much saliva is expelled from our mouths, and how far it reaches into the environment. That's why if only one person is infected and having a conversation in a public place, they can infect multiple people, who in turn do the same, by simply talking. Wearing a mask in public places, especially in stores, offices..etc, might seem trivial to some, and unnecessary, but the reality is that, it is a vitally important element in the effort to end the pandemic.

[shunyadragon]

I believe those at the protest are less likely to exercise safe distancing, stay at home nor wear masks.