>In developed countries, I see no reason why there would be any need for "massive transportation" of either goods or specialists at a scale that would make a si

>In developed countries, I see no reason why there would be any need for "massive transportation" of either goods or specialists at a scale that would make a significant difference to viral spread. Because of economies of scale and specialization? It's often cheaper for one place to produce a lot of a narrow list of goods and trade that for the goods they're lacking rather than every place making everything they use. This means that a lot of goods need to be moved around and a lot of people too. >Even if it were necessary, mitigation measures are neither difficult nor expensive. Like what? Shut down international travel? Test every person coming into a country for a new disease? Both of these are very expensive, especially the former.