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I think that when there are calls for widespread testing it is a call for a system similar to what you see in S. Korea where there is a lot of testing, very qui
by James_Henry 7y ago
I think that when there are calls for widespread testing it is a call for a system similar to what you see in S. Korea where there is a lot of testing, very quick contact tracing, and alerts about positive cases. This allows for lowering the R0 by isolating fewer people and letting more people continue to work.
- MiroF 7y agoFWIW, many of those countries that have been touted as testing+tracing success cases are now reporting patterns consistent with uncontrolled exponential growth of the virus in the past few days (although not in SK yet) [1]: https://twitter.com/mattyglesias/status/1240740763752902670 https://twitter.com/mattyglesias/status/1240740763752902670
- wolco 7y agoIt's a clear pattern of citizens returning with the virus when borders started to close.