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Just to give you an idea of South Korea did, read this NEJM article:

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NE...1?query=RP

Most of the early local infections were transmitted from patients who were being actively monitored because of recent travel (Patients 3, 5, and 6). Patient 3, who had subclinical symptoms, transmitted SARS-CoV-2 infection to Patient 6, who in turn transmitted it to Patients 10, 11, and 21. During his stay in Japan, Patient 12 had been exposed to a person with confirmed Covid-19. However, he was not screened in the quarantine area at Gimpo International Airport in Seoul, South Korea, because South Korean officials had not been informed about the contact. Patient 12 appears to have subsequently infected Patient 14.

In contrast, by the time cases were detected in the US, there was already community spread and it was only detected because patients in a nursing home in Washington were dying and due to the persistent of doctors who were treating a hospitalized patient outside Sacramento who were told multiple times that the patient didn't qualify for testing.

https://www.sacbee.com/news/california/a...74471.html

BC

[BostonCard]

Just to give you an idea of South Korea did, read this NEJM article:

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NE...1?query=RP

Most of the early local infections were transmitted from patients who were being actively monitored because of recent travel (Patients 3, 5, and 6). Patient 3, who had subclinical symptoms, transmitted SARS-CoV-2 infection to Patient 6, who in turn transmitted it to Patients 10, 11, and 21. During his stay in Japan, Patient 12 had been exposed to a person with confirmed Covid-19. However, he was not screened in the quarantine area at Gimpo International Airport in Seoul, South Korea, because South Korean officials had not been informed about the contact. Patient 12 appears to have subsequently infected Patient 14.

In contrast, by the time cases were detected in the US, there was already community spread and it was only detected because patients in a nursing home in Washington were dying and due to the persistent of doctors who were treating a hospitalized patient outside Sacramento who were told multiple times that the patient didn't qualify for testing.

https://www.sacbee.com/news/california/a...74471.html

BC