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Originally Posted by RichardCoulter
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And the one about South Korea, highlighted the fact that the biggest problem is SOCIETY. In South Korea, their SOCIETY had accepted a policy of "Safety above Privacy". Limited details(age, occupation, location) of infected people were published on a website. They were ALL wearing face masks or coverings of one sort or another. Very few people in this country have done that.
The main sources of importation of the virus for South Korea, was China, whereas in the UK it has spread from China AND other countries such as Italy and Austria. More points of introduction, to more parts of the country.
The measures adopted in South Korea are CONSTANTLY complained about in the UK, especially by the MEDIA.
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Originally Posted by 1andrew1
Yes, that's a very good article and interesting to see they had a near-hidden track and trace infrastructure in place that could be called upon. The empowerment of the GPs' surgeries to set up testing was inspiring.
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Near hidden, as in near non-existent and with very limited powers, eg (use of phone data)
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Underfunded and understaffed, they long led something of a shadow existence. Few people had much of an idea what they were there for, apart from measuring drinking water quality and tackling measles outbreaks.
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Track and trace can only work where there is a small number of cases.
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One doctor in Bologna, who asked not to be named, said he had spent a 12-hour day tracing people who had been in contact with just one positive patient, to ensure those who next need testing are found. “You can do that if the number of cases remains two to three,” the doctor said. “But if they grow, something has to give. The system will implode if we continue to test everyone actively and then have to do all this.”
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