[tomatotomato37]

It's essentially a somewhat more intense flu with no herd immunity, which means instead of spreading itself nicely throughout the year it comes in at once in a massive exponential spike that blows out the medical system

I'm kinda curious though if this quarantining is also gonna significantly help with any other diseases already out in the wild. Would be nice if we ended up also clearing out some of the regular flu stains too

[e12e]

I seem to recall that during the svine flu, kindergardens and schools emphasized better hygiene (wash hands, hand sanitizer, cough in elbow) - with a (at least anecdotal) dramatic reduction in sick leave. As kids didn't get sick at the same rate, did not infect parents who did not spread it in the work place at the usual rate.

[coldcode]

Flu season is already at the tail end so it would be hard to tell. Colds and flu spread in similar ways as CV19 so isolation should help that too.

[tonyedgecombe]

I read somewhere the rate of colds and flu has fallen in Hong Kong.