Ask HN: Thought experiment: What is the best city/country to hide from COVID-19?

1 points by pennyintheslot 6 years ago | 11 comments

I'm a remote worker, who can work from anywhere in the world. I also have a weak immune system. That makes me wonder:

Which country / city would you choose to hide from COVID-19 - assuming that it becomes a global pandemic? And why?

What we are looking for is probably the sweet spot between 'likeliness to spread there' and 'availability of high-quality medical support'.

My picks so far: Singapore Australia New Zealand Hawaii

Any thoughts?

clintonb 6 years ago |

Just stay away from people. You can literally do that in your own home. The virus cannot travel very far in the air, so you won’t be infected unless someone in your home is infected.

You can have food and other supplies delivered. If you’re worried about the packaging or delivery person being infected, you can potentially sterilize the packaging and wear an N95 mask when dealing with deliveries.

Going elsewhere runs the risk of you being infected during transit.

eb0la 6 years ago |

China. By the time COVID hits your zone, the chinese will have it contained. Plus, most of the expertise fighting the virus is there.

soonnow 6 years ago |

Madagascar, before they close the ports

onion2k 6 years ago | |

Or Greenland.

pennyintheslot 6 years ago | |

:'D

derrick_jensen 6 years ago |

St. Louis, Missouri for two reasons

1. It has some pretty decent hospitals

2. Who actually wants to live in STL?

source: I lived in STL

huonpine 6 years ago |

Huon valley, Tasmania you wont be going hungry :)

mister_hn 6 years ago |

South Pole or Easter Island

Yaa101 6 years ago |

Mars, but then you have other problems... lol...

masonic 6 years ago |

St. Helena.

fargle 6 years ago |

Elko, NV.