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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]Anonymous wrote:
jsteele wrote:
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I think what everyone would like is for reopening to happen along with minimizing infection spread and death as we reopen. The minimizing infection spread and death plan has yet to be introduced in a coherent and realistic fashion That is why we are not reopening.

Exactly. Perfectly stated. But still too difficult for many here to understand.

FOR THE LAST TIME SLOWLY

[b]SOCIAL DISTANCE AND MASKS[/b]

and again many on here are just pushing testing testing testing which is just the democratic talking point and have no idea what this really means

hint it does not mean testing before you leave your house it does not mean multiple tests a week[/quote]

There is no way to social distance in a salon or barber shop or restaurant. We don't have enough effective masks for even our health care workers. There are many other occupations where you cannot social distance effectively (and teaching is definitely one). [b]We need testing. There is no way around it. [/b]
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I  have asked this numerous times and nobody has given an answer......

Are you suggesting that the govt. mandate testing for everyone?  What kind of testing?  [/quote]

Whatever Korea did, do that. [/quote]

Elaborate on what Korea did.  [/quote]

Widespread free testing, isolation of mild and asymptotic cases, and aggressive contact tracing to test and isolate further. [/quote]

They also used data from surveillance cameras, cellphones and credit card transactions to map the social connections of suspected cases.
I am sure those of you on the left would be just fine with the Trump administration doing this.

Also, I can't see this happening in the US.....

Sites like Corona Map generate real-time updates about where current patients are located and inform proactive Koreans focused on protecting themselves.
That people are willing to forgo privacy rights and allow the publication of sensitive information underlines the willingness to pay the digital cost of state surveillance in the name of public safety, said professor Ju Youngkee, who teaches health and data journalism at Hallym University.

According to a survey conducted last month by Seoul National University's Graduate School of Public Health, 78.5 percent of respondents agreed that they would sacrifice the protection of their privacy rights to help prevent a national epidemic.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/how-south-korea-flattened-its-coronavirus-curve-n1167376[/quote]

Do you want to reopen or not? [/quote]

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