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Originally Posted by jfman
There is a simple answer. Until it’s safe to ease lockdown measures we should not be doing so. That depends on testing, tracing and isolating. Internationally recognised best practice we ignored in February with a complacent approach and similarly I see no evidence that we are well placed to do it now.
A second wave is inevitable now at massive human and economic cost.
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That hasn't worked in South Korea. Which countries(apart from South Korea) allowed tracking of phone data? Tracing will not catch everybody as there are too many casual encounters(eg in the same shop).
Technically it will never be possible to end lockdown, as the very least there will always be another virus to come along.
Eg Spanish Flu outbreak in Connecticut, 3 cities didn't close schools and had fewer deaths, than in at least 2 cities that did close schools. But that shouldn't be used as a definitive answer because there are so many other factors involved.