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The Hong Kong government has actually done a solid job so far, considering they share a land border and high speed rail system with China. NPR made the case th
by eric-hu 7y ago
The Hong Kong government has actually done a solid job so far, considering they share a land border and high speed rail system with China.
NPR made the case that Hong Kong sacrificed too much for containment, but the underlying message is that their containment is working.
https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2020/03/01/810392094/hong-kong-has-contained-coronavirus-so-far-but-at-a-significant-cost https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2020/03/01/8103920...
Edit: HK center for health protection https://www.chp.gov.hk/en/index.html https://www.chp.gov.hk/en/index.html
- 99_00 7y agoAt this point HK center for health protection doesn't have travel advisories for the US.
- netsharc 7y agoI wonder if such a strict shut down will be helpful. How long is it maintainable, and do they expect to remain virus-free after that? E.g. they quarantine a lot of people for 2-3 weeks, no one gets sick, they return to business as usual, and boom, a sick traveller (asymptomatic at the airport) infects a few people...
- eric-hu 7y agoThat is the thesis of the NPR article. Personally, I think minimizing disease is more important than minimizing economic loss.