If we locked down everywhere with active transmission - stringently except people who *absolutely* need to work - for 2 weeks, everyone could be tested daily using rapid paper-strip tests
We could then isolate (ideally in separate housing) those infected & follow & test people in contact with them & so on until each transmission chain is burned out
- We'd first need to validate the rapid strip tests. To push past overly bureaucratic process, we could take current tests to any hotspot state & within days test them side-by-side with PCR on thousands of cases
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- some would likely refuse or be unable to do the testing or not report if they are positive
- even if transmission initially went down, it could rebound if cases remain & ongoing control not in place. If this happened, the massive effort may not have been worth it
We have the tools & know-how to stop this epidemic; we just need to put together the plan & systems to make that happen