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One of the things the press seems to have had trouble grasping is that there are no good options, and quite possibly never were. (Short of stopping the virus fr
by makomk 7y ago
One of the things the press seems to have had trouble grasping is that there are no good options, and quite possibly never were. (Short of stopping the virus from spreading out of Wuhan in the first place, which might barely have been possible if the world acted fast enough - but that was never going to happen.)
- wbl 7y agoIt certainly could have if other countries had closed border with China early. But some news outlets were running unfortunate headlines.
- roywiggins 7y agoThe US never really closed their border with China. Americans returning from China were let back in with minimal checks, and some were probably presymptomatic. Not only would it have had to be earlier, it would have had to strand American citizens abroad until they could be tested, which was never on the cards.
- makomk 7y agoQuarantining all the Americans returning from China might've been sufficient, though that would be politically (and maybe even legally) dicey.