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That's why if you've got significant spread you have to do a long hard lockdown first, instead of jumping straight to test and trace. Get the effective R0 below
by DennisP 7y ago
That's why if you've got significant spread you have to do a long hard lockdown first, instead of jumping straight to test and trace. Get the effective R0 below 1 and you can reduce your current infection count.
- nradov 7y agoBut that's a moot point because it's simply impossible to do a hard lockdown in an open society like the US. There are too many essential activities, and the government lacks the resources to strictly enforce orders.
- DennisP 7y agoR0 is currently less than one in many states: https://rt.live/ https://rt.live/ So right now they actually are locking down sufficiently to shrink the number of cases.