That might be technically true but I think it’s misleading—I’m not clear on how common it was in China for one member of a household to get sick and others to stay well, but from anecdotal reports in the US I think it’s fairly common for one person to get it and not spread it to e.g. their spouse and children.
So I’d think if one member of a household has symptoms, it’s well worth quarantining within the household instead of assuming it’s not worth trying to limit spread.
> It is probably too late though.
That might be technically true but I think it’s misleading—I’m not clear on how common it was in China for one member of a household to get sick and others to stay well, but from anecdotal reports in the US I think it’s fairly common for one person to get it and not spread it to e.g. their spouse and children.
So I’d think if one member of a household has symptoms, it’s well worth quarantining within the household instead of assuming it’s not worth trying to limit spread.
It’s also important not to think of infection as binary, all-or-nothing: minimizing your cohabitants’ inoculum may reduce the likelihood they get a severe case (I don’t really know, I would just suggest that it’s a possibility worth checking.)
Good point, I changed it.