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testing capacity couldn’t support it. no use doing this when the results come a week later. if this was a requirement earlier everyone would have complained it
by foolfoolz 6y ago
testing capacity couldn’t support it. no use doing this when the results come a week later. if this was a requirement earlier everyone would have complained it was just theater and not helping
- peytn 6y agoI’m certain we could have figured out something earlier. We spend several billion dollars annually on an organization with a singular mandate to do so.
- wendyshu 6y agoI'm pretty sure people would have understood that requiring a positive test before entry is not just theater.
- sokoloff 6y agoNegative test, not positive test (by the most common usage of the phrase).
- jaynetics 6y agoMaybe politicians should bite the bullet sometimes and do stuff that will not be immediately understood by every citizen. Even without tests being widely available it would have been wise to require all arrivals to quarantine, as Taiwan has done with great success. Yeah, sure, that would have been a nuisance for quite a few people and painful for the airline industry, true, but nowhere near as annoying and painful as things have ended up now.
- MartianSquirrel 6y agoLong term benefits? check Good for our constituants? check Good for whoever pays for my campaign? check Oh, you say it will jeopardize my reelection? fuggetaboutit /s
- netsharc 6y agoIn most countries they just want a negative test from the origin country, so the country being visited doesn't have to spend a test for the tourist. But it's not bulletproof, if someone tests false negative and flies and infects a few others. Other countries (Taiwan, NZ?) quarantine you for 14 days on arrival, and also test you...
- srfvtgb 6y agoNZ currently requires a negative test if you are coming from the UK or US as well as 14 day quarantine for arrivals from anywhere (with more tests). You can also only return if you are a NZ citizen or permanent resident or you get some kind of special dispensation (notable recipients of these include film crews and America's Cup sailors).
- what_ever 6y agoIndia has had this requirement for a long time now (more than 6 months IIRC). If you don't have the negative test, you need to quarantine at preselected hotels near the airport after arrival. Most international airports now also offer on arrival tests.