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Well not now that it's progressed too far. Full lockdown and masks would have worked just as well in America as it worked here in Asia if it was enforced quick
by jpgvm 6y ago
Well not now that it's progressed too far.
Full lockdown and masks would have worked just as well in America as it worked here in Asia if it was enforced quickly and with high adherence to the rules.
(worth mentioning everyone is -still- wearing masks here in Thailand every day and have been since early March)
Ironically a virus that began in Asia is now a Western problem because of inaction and/or lack of decisiveness.
- tinus_hn 6y agoWhatever the merit of the early masks and lockdowns strategy, the options Biden has do not include them, that ship has sailed. He’ll have to make do with the options he does have.
- jpgvm 6y agoStill probably means masks in 100% of public contexts, contact tracing and widespread testing. Similar to Japans approach. But yeah, Trump really fucking screwed the pooch on this so it's going to be an uphill battle and many will die or economy will need to suffer a massive ~2 month lockdown. If a middling approach is used then likely get the worst of both worlds, rolling regional lockdowns causing multiple blows to businesses, many more dead etc. I don't envy his task, Trump has effectively made it impossible by completely disregarding the pandemic playbook.