After watching the NOVA episode on this and when they talked about the modeling with sever mitigation, light mitigation (This is what I think we are doing now), and no mitigation, I'm willing to accept at this point for the US its a futile effort trying to contain this. We are too fragmented and polarized to ever have the type of national response to get out in front of this.
Also, I've said it several times, but if China is lying about ts numbers to some degree, I still wouldn't be surprised if we had some way of knowing their true number it would still be lower than the United States. In that same episode, they went over what the Chinese are doing when removing restrictions and we would never have anything that severe. They showed that all citizens in Wuhan were forced to download an app and EVERYWHERE they went they had to scan a QR code at the entrance of place to upload where they are and when they were there. Then they get a temperature check. Even before they board a bus they had to scan a QR code on the side of the bus and get a temp check by the bus driver. Of course, everyone is forced to wear a mask. If someone later tested positive, everyone who was in the same area at the same time is alerted immediately and will be denied entry to everywhere by the app when scanning the QR code and must quarantine.
We are America and would never tolerate that level of interference in our lives and so I never expect this to happen in the states. But the reality is a virus does not give a fukk about your political philosophy or style of government and will do its thing regardless.
Also, I've said it several times, but if China is lying about ts numbers to some degree, I still wouldn't be surprised if we had some way of knowing their true number it would still be lower than the United States. In that same episode, they went over what the Chinese are doing when removing restrictions and we would never have anything that severe. They showed that all citizens in Wuhan were forced to download an app and EVERYWHERE they went they had to scan a QR code at the entrance of place to upload where they are and when they were there. Then they get a temperature check. Even before they board a bus they had to scan a QR code on the side of the bus and get a temp check by the bus driver. Of course, everyone is forced to wear a mask. If someone later tested positive, everyone who was in the same area at the same time is alerted immediately and will be denied entry to everywhere by the app when scanning the QR code and must quarantine.
We are America and would never tolerate that level of interference in our lives and so I never expect this to happen in the states. But the reality is a virus does not give a fukk about your political philosophy or style of government and will do its thing regardless.