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Old 24-07-2020, 21:27   #4684
jfman
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Re: Coronavirus

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Originally Posted by Carth View Post
I don't think we had the means to 'test, trace and isolate' at that stage though
Indeed I agree, in March it was out of control which is why the emergency brake of a lockdown was needed. With exponential growth even a lockdown a week earlier, theoretically, would leave you chasing for 30% of the live cases give or take using a test, trace, isolate system at the end of an equal length lockdown.

If the virus goes out of control again then a second lockdown remains inevitable. Restrictions are coming back around the world, in US states and in Europe, where flare ups aren't brought under control by test, trace, isolate.
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