1/6 By March 15th, 7 weeks since its first case, South Korea had tested only 250K people. This is hardly enough in a country of 51 million. They didn’t lockdown whole regions until everyone there was tested. So what gives? Short of accusing them of cooking the books, they have a
2/6 much lower obesity rate than many Western countries which means less diabetic/blood pressure patients. This cuts the risk. They started early with masks and the cutback of large events. For context, officials here in the US rejected mask use well into March, and March 9th
3/6 God Fauci said that healthy people can go cruising. Maybe they can. I don’t know. The point is that to wait for the US or a given State here to “do what South Korea did” is a joke. You missed the boat and done. Being timely also helped Israel (vs the mess in Iran).
4/6 Less mass events now and masks etc. can help slow things now, but some actions are just too late to start now. You can’t “contact trace” efficiently in a state of 19.5 million people where millions already had it and thousands get it daily. Can’t do it in a society where
5/6 people visit large stores, use elevators, trains, planes and buses. You don’t have the human power for it; don’t have the tools to make sure that all those who stay home have enough food if they live alone, and you will be asking the same people to be home for 14 days a few
6/6 times because on Day 15 there is a big chance that the person leaving quarantine will again be in contact with an infected person. So what IS the plan? Reasonable measures that balances life (going on) with life (being preserved).
