Containment Protocols Are Calibrated. When a Response Exceeds the Protocol, That Itself Is Information.

A US hospital handling a case like this runs a defined sequence: respiratory isolation, controlled handling of remains, room decontamination, contacts traced and covered. TARGETED. PROPORTIONATE. Sealing an entire hospital with the existing patients held inside is not that protocol — it’s a different category of response. Nobody outside can say what prompted it. The gap between standard practice and what’s actually happening is worth noticing.

@PeterMcCulloughMD .