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    Great reuters article on the contrasts of how Italy and South Korea handle this

    https://ca.reuters.com/article/topNews/idCAKBN20Z27P

    MILAN/SEOUL (Reuters) - In Italy, millions are locked down and more than 800 people have died from the coronavirus. In South Korea, hit by the disease at about the same time, only a few thousand are quarantined and 67 people have died. As the virus courses through the world, the story of two outbreaks illustrates a coming problem for countries now grappling with an explosion in cases.

    Epidemiologists say it is not possible to compare the numbers directly. But some say the dramatically different outcomes point to an important insight: Aggressive and sustained testing is a powerful tool for fighting the virus.
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    Re: Great reuters article on the contrasts of how Italy and South Korea handle this

    Quote Originally Posted by Kingspoint View Post
    https://ca.reuters.com/article/topNews/idCAKBN20Z27P

    MILAN/SEOUL (Reuters) - In Italy, millions are locked down and more than 800 people have died from the coronavirus. In South Korea, hit by the disease at about the same time, only a few thousand are quarantined and 67 people have died. As the virus courses through the world, the story of two outbreaks illustrates a coming problem for countries now grappling with an explosion in cases.

    Epidemiologists say it is not possible to compare the numbers directly. But some say the dramatically different outcomes point to an important insight: Aggressive and sustained testing is a powerful tool for fighting the virus.
    Good article. I bookmarks it. But these are different cultures. Also from the article is this:

    "South Korea’s response is not perfect. While more than 209,000 people have tested negative there, results are still pending on about 18,000 others - an information gap that means there are likely more cases in the pipeline. The rate of newly confirmed cases has dropped since a peak in mid-February, but the system’s greatest test may still be ahead as authorities try to track and contain new clusters. South Korea does not have enough protective masks - it has started rationing them - and it is trying to hire more trained staff to process tests and map cases.

    And the approach comes at the cost of some privacy. South Korea’s system is an intrusive mandatory measure that depends on people surrendering what, for many in Europe and America, would be a fundamental right of privacy. Unlike China and the island-state of Singapore, which have used similar methods, South Korea is a large democracy with a population that is quick to protest policies it does not like."
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    Without being able to test people and follow the virus through it's chain of contacts, limiting exposure is the best way to go. Washington State is four weeks ahead of the State of Oregon when it comes to being able to test and get the results from people potentially infected. Truly at the very beginning of this as a result. It's amazing how many government agencies were unprepared for this, such as school systems not having a plan already in place since it was inevitable that there would come a time when schools would have to be shut down for a period of time for any number of reasons.
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    So, it's been discovered that this virus can survive for three weeks upon polypropylene. The same material that prescription bottles and hazmat suits are made out of. Great!
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