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Meanwhile in Seoul, one person visited three nightclubs over the weekend.  He tested postive for covid, and now SK officials are trying to track down 1500+ nightclub goers (27 confirmed transmissions).  Bars and nightclubs have been closed once again.

And that's the difference between the two approaches.

Life is so close to normal in South Korea that they actually had bars and night clubs open.   They will learn from that outbreak, continue to trace aggressively, and reassess the importance of large crowds in indoor settings.

Most countries that have tried to reopen were in a much better place with COVID than the USA and still found a rebound in cases.   Unless the months of May and June are this virus' kryptonite we will have a lot of healthcare problems in June, July and August.

I think the lesson is that even in a place as vigilant as South Korea, all it takes is one slip from one person to disproportionately affect an entire population.  They went from nearly out of the woods to being back under potential lockdown and now racing against time to isolate affected people.  Constant vigilance is necessary, and even with the social responsibility of Korean culture, slip-ups can be deadly.  I do not think American society could be anywhere near as responsible.

[fullmetal]

Meanwhile in Seoul, one person visited three nightclubs over the weekend.  He tested postive for covid, and now SK officials are trying to track down 1500+ nightclub goers (27 confirmed transmissions).  Bars and nightclubs have been closed once again.

And that's the difference between the two approaches.

Life is so close to normal in South Korea that they actually had bars and night clubs open.   They will learn from that outbreak, continue to trace aggressively, and reassess the importance of large crowds in indoor settings.

Most countries that have tried to reopen were in a much better place with COVID than the USA and still found a rebound in cases.   Unless the months of May and June are this virus' kryptonite we will have a lot of healthcare problems in June, July and August.

I think the lesson is that even in a place as vigilant as South Korea, all it takes is one slip from one person to disproportionately affect an entire population.  They went from nearly out of the woods to being back under potential lockdown and now racing against time to isolate affected people.  Constant vigilance is necessary, and even with the social responsibility of Korean culture, slip-ups can be deadly.  I do not think American society could be anywhere near as responsible.