Two big things he seems to miss. Correctly identifying (and quarantining) just a few newly infected people in the early stages of an epidemic is a huge win. It

Two big things he seems to miss. Correctly identifying (and quarantining) just a few newly infected people in the early stages of an epidemic is a huge win. It's the same as compound interest. Early investment pays handsomely. Secondly, this article is written as if better testing won't be available in the future. Better tests will eventually exist, so that can hardly be a reason why we shouldn't lay groundwork now. Bonus point: we aren't just trying to help the current pandemic. Perhaps this infrastructure could help prevent the next pandemic of a far deadlier disease where every extra quarantined person saves multiple lives.