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China and South Korea are the best models for controlling the spread of Covid-19. 75-80% of all infections in China were in family clusters. Eliminating home

China and South Korea are the best models for controlling the spread of Covid-19. 75-80% of all infections in China were in family clusters. Eliminating home isolations had a big impact there. Travel screening could help, lots of these things are independent and have cumulative benefit. But identifying and isolating the infectious is far and away the best way to limit the spread.

ch4s3 7y ago
I agree, but we probably can't have local party officials stand outside of everyone's homes and test them every time they come back. We could and should set up mobile testing facilities.
- wyldfire 7y ago
  > we probably can't have local party officials stand outside of everyone's homes and test them every time they come back. Yeah, we can't have a lot of China's solutions here at all. But we could have state or county officials set up voluntary fever screenings and have them relay the criticality of the value of isolation limiting the spread of the disease. > We could and should set up mobile testing facilities. Colorado has some now. Other states should follow their lead. Unfortunately AFAICT it only includes a "get your previously-ordered-by-a-physician test here". Which means that the potentially infectious patient had to visit a clinic with other patients who came for other reasons. Better still would be to (like SK) staff these mobile clinics with physicians who can take a history, rule out influenza/bacterial pneumonia and order tests like a CT if necessary.
  - ch4s3 7y ago
    Yeah, I agree. We need distributed solutions with a lot of layers. - probably mandate some paid leave for the next X months federally - local testing centers - quarantine at state and local levels when there are confirmed cases (probably the hardest thing) - incentivize private production of test kits, medical supplies, cleaning supplies, etc - checking travelers

ch4s3 7y ago

I agree, but we probably can't have local party officials stand outside of everyone's homes and test them every time they come back. We could and should set up mobile testing facilities.

wyldfire 7y ago
> we probably can't have local party officials stand outside of everyone's homes and test them every time they come back. Yeah, we can't have a lot of China's solutions here at all. But we could have state or county officials set up voluntary fever screenings and have them relay the criticality of the value of isolation limiting the spread of the disease. > We could and should set up mobile testing facilities. Colorado has some now. Other states should follow their lead. Unfortunately AFAICT it only includes a "get your previously-ordered-by-a-physician test here". Which means that the potentially infectious patient had to visit a clinic with other patients who came for other reasons. Better still would be to (like SK) staff these mobile clinics with physicians who can take a history, rule out influenza/bacterial pneumonia and order tests like a CT if necessary.
- ch4s3 7y ago
  Yeah, I agree. We need distributed solutions with a lot of layers. - probably mandate some paid leave for the next X months federally - local testing centers - quarantine at state and local levels when there are confirmed cases (probably the hardest thing) - incentivize private production of test kits, medical supplies, cleaning supplies, etc - checking travelers