Dr.Amber Trichome
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The whole “ we are in this altogether “ is a joke. It’s a nice idea but not a reality. It only takes a few non compliant groups to reek wildfire spread .Being a healthcare provider and working this entire pandemic I have been through so many ups and downs and so much disappointment from my boss and colleagues and leadership of my state and the president it’s been so very disappointing. I don’t get upset anymore and I don’t expect anything but the worse behavior from everyone I encounter. All myself and husband can do is protect ourselves from everyone else and in turn we protect my colleagues and patients with no ill feelings or resentment.Your careful and intelligent responsible behavior sums up what Rutte expected from people during the intelligent lockdown, and is what most of us did during the first wave. Most still do, but not consisted enough. As soon as the curve goes down, people become more careless and it goes up again.
Despite the whole way he brought it, including the name, short of a full lockdown we had and have very similar rules to other countries that have better results. So it’s not a matter of lack of expertise (and the USA overall is statistically doing even worse so probably not the best example of how it’s done correctly), we look carefully at other countries too, and decisions are based heavily on input of scientists and medical experts. The problem is all the resulting rules aren’t effective when not enough people actually change their behavior for more than a couple of weeks. There’s also a lack of enforcement, fines are low and people get away with a warning. In Germany and many other nearby countries fines are higher and some even have jail sentences. The mistake Rutte made and continues to make is insisting enough people in NL can be responsible adult enough to do what you and I have been doing for the past 10 months. If not for themselves, for the sake of others. Turns out not enough people are, Who would have thought... well, I did, cause “idiots everywhere“. Good luck to you too, stay healthy!
How it’s handled is a cultural thing and the USA has a culture of ignorance and naivete fueled by President Trumps irresponsibility .
I have a friends and family in Amsterdam and was told about the lax mask wearing . That’s failed leadership. Just wearing a mask on mass transit ain’t going to cut it.
The testing here is only to conclude you are positive but it’s 3 days for results so people are walking around positive and spreading all over the place . Then once positive your out for quarantine for 10 days and back at work without another test and still very likely spreading when returning. The only safety net is the mask and distance and washing your hands.
hopefully both your country and mine will have stricter enforcement in the near future but by that time the most death and damage will have already occurred unnecessarily . All we can hope for is the vaccine will save our asses.
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