Thread by @sarb

1/6 [THREAD] Please RT. Have faith. Physical / social distancing works. works, but because we can’t see the virus, and the effect takes time, the mind plays tricks on us. Our minds are not good with dealing with threats we can’t see and that act over time #covid_19 cc @SiouxsieW

2/6 But because science gives us eyes where we usually can’t see, we can fight this.

In the coming days, remember this. It’s REALLY IMPORTANT. A surge in cases that might happen in the near future would NOT mean that social / physical distancing isn't working #covid_19

3/6 Because of the incubation period of the virus, and how it spreads there will be a lag of up anything up to 14 days before we see impacts of the effects of social distancing on case numbers. The is a lag, but it makes a MASSIVE difference #covid_19

4/6 Any case number rises that happen over the next 10-14 days are already baked in - we can't change those through our behaviour. But we can start making differences to the following 2 weeks NOW through our physical distancing behaviour #covid_19

5/6 With no effective treatment yet, and no vaccine for at least 12 months, physical / social distancing is one of the best tools we have. Don’t let you mind play tricks on you. Science can help you see into the future, and make the invisible, visible #covid_19

6/6 See here for more details and great graphics that explain more:
thespinoff.co.nz/politics/22-03…
#covid_19 cc @smcnz @medickinson @justadandak @radionz @NewshubBreaking @NewstalkZB