How Las Vegas is spreading the virus

[Nevilledog]

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Cellphone Data Shows How Las Vegas Is “Gambling With Lives” Across the Country

https://www.propublica.org/article/cellphone-data-shows-how-las-vegas-is-gambling-with-lives-across-the-country

When it comes to COVID-19, what happens in Vegas doesn’t stay in Vegas.

Las Vegas casinos reopened June 4, and they have become a likely hotbed for the spread of the novel coronavirus, public health experts said. But if tourists return home and then test positive for COVID-19, the limitations of contact tracing in the midst of a pandemic make it unlikely such an outbreak would be identified.

Contact tracing, one of the pillars of stopping the pandemic, is a labor-intensive process where a health official tracks down anyone who’s been in contact with an infected person and takes steps to prevent the disease’s spread. But there is no national system in place for contact tracing, said Joshua Michaud, an epidemiologist and associate director of global health policy for the Kaiser Family Foundation. It’s decentralized and performed by local health agencies that may not communicate with one another, especially given their caseloads. So, if a casino had a “cluster outbreak” or “superspreading event” among visitors, it’s unlikely contact tracing would catch it, Michaud said.

“The way it’s set up right now, contact tracers are not looking for clusters that might identify outbreaks tied to traveling to a casino or other specific locations,” Michaud said.

“You’re not actively looking for it, so you might miss that event. Contact tracing is not set up to answer those questions, so you’ll still be in the dark.”

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[tinrobot]

1. Maybe they'll track phones from Sturgis as well.

One city or town with lax regulations can infect entire regions.

We need a national plan. Not gonna happen this year.

[Wellstone ruled]

3. That would be one hell of a case study.

Thousands of middle aged White folks mostly out of shape . From experience,the Immune Systems of Rally Attendees is usually pretty much messed up within a hour of hitting Sturgis.

[BannonsLiver]

2. I'll never understand the appeal, even in normal times

[no_hypocrisy]

4. Therefore, it can be said that Sheldon Adelson, a top Trump donor,

is enabling the rampant spread of Covid-19.

Unforgivable.