Why did South Korea outperform the US in response to Covid-19?
Reopening Our Economy Right Now Will Result in Mass Death
"The United States and South Korea had their first confirmed cases of the coronavirus on the same day, January 20.
"Within a week, South Korea’s government declared a national emergency and marshaled all of its resources for a coordinated effort to mass-produce test kits and then trace the contacts of infected persons going back two weeks, so the contacts could be quarantined.
"By the end of March, South Korea had conducted over 300,000 tests, for a per capita rate more than forty times that of the United States.
"As a result of testing, testing, testing, and tracing, South Korea went from a high approaching 1,000 new confirmed cases a day in late February and early March to averaging about 10 a day, as you can see in the first graph.(above)
"On Thursday (4/30/20) the Korea Centres for Disease Control and Prevention announced that the country had zero new domestic cases, despite 29 million voters participating in national elections just two weeks ago. "
How does that compare to the richest country in history?
About as well as you would expect when you send a crony-capitalist to the Oval Office.
Funny how you leave out they are playing in empty stadiums.
What does Operation Crimson Contagion tell you about how Trump wasted the first three years of his term failing to prepare for an epidemic everyone knew was coming?
TDSWhy did South Korea outperform the US in response to Covid-19?
Reopening Our Economy Right Now Will Result in Mass Death
"The United States and South Korea had their first confirmed cases of the coronavirus on the same day, January 20.
"Within a week, South Korea’s government declared a national emergency and marshaled all of its resources for a coordinated effort to mass-produce test kits and then trace the contacts of infected persons going back two weeks, so the contacts could be quarantined.
"By the end of March, South Korea had conducted over 300,000 tests, for a per capita rate more than forty times that of the United States.
"As a result of testing, testing, testing, and tracing, South Korea went from a high approaching 1,000 new confirmed cases a day in late February and early March to averaging about 10 a day, as you can see in the first graph.(above)
"On Thursday (4/30/20) the Korea Centres for Disease Control and Prevention announced that the country had zero new domestic cases, despite 29 million voters participating in national elections just two weeks ago. "
How does that compare to the richest country in history?
About as well as you would expect when you send a crony-capitalist to the Oval Office.
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It’s like comparing a well organized and highly capable South Korean government to our dysfunctional chaotic government.
Meanwhile their economy is collapsing.Why did South Korea outperform the US in response to Covid-19?
Reopening Our Economy Right Now Will Result in Mass Death
"The United States and South Korea had their first confirmed cases of the coronavirus on the same day, January 20.
"Within a week, South Korea’s government declared a national emergency and marshaled all of its resources for a coordinated effort to mass-produce test kits and then trace the contacts of infected persons going back two weeks, so the contacts could be quarantined.
"By the end of March, South Korea had conducted over 300,000 tests, for a per capita rate more than forty times that of the United States.
"As a result of testing, testing, testing, and tracing, South Korea went from a high approaching 1,000 new confirmed cases a day in late February and early March to averaging about 10 a day, as you can see in the first graph.(above)
"On Thursday (4/30/20) the Korea Centres for Disease Control and Prevention announced that the country had zero new domestic cases, despite 29 million voters participating in national elections just two weeks ago. "
How does that compare to the richest country in history?
About as well as you would expect when you send a crony-capitalist to the Oval Office.
Roflol. So you are saying that the democrats should never have distracted the nation with their halfassed impeachment. Pelosi should never have pulled her Chinatown stunt. Deblasio should have closed the schools before being forced to. He should never have reduced the number of subways running forcing more people to crush together. He should never have sent cv positive patients to retirement facilities. You are saying that Biden should never have called him xenophobic.
Don't you just love that pro-life attitude that never existed?Meanwhile their economy is collapsing.Why did South Korea outperform the US in response to Covid-19?
Reopening Our Economy Right Now Will Result in Mass Death
"The United States and South Korea had their first confirmed cases of the coronavirus on the same day, January 20.
"Within a week, South Korea’s government declared a national emergency and marshaled all of its resources for a coordinated effort to mass-produce test kits and then trace the contacts of infected persons going back two weeks, so the contacts could be quarantined.
"By the end of March, South Korea had conducted over 300,000 tests, for a per capita rate more than forty times that of the United States.
"As a result of testing, testing, testing, and tracing, South Korea went from a high approaching 1,000 new confirmed cases a day in late February and early March to averaging about 10 a day, as you can see in the first graph.(above)
"On Thursday (4/30/20) the Korea Centres for Disease Control and Prevention announced that the country had zero new domestic cases, despite 29 million voters participating in national elections just two weeks ago. "
How does that compare to the richest country in history?
About as well as you would expect when you send a crony-capitalist to the Oval Office.
When we lift the lockdown and get more people exposed, we’ll reach herd immunity much quicker, and life will be back to normal. While lockdown countries will still be living in fear and completely bankrupt.
