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2020-04-04 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

An Eyewitness Perspective on How South Korea Tackled the COVID-19 Virus

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Posted by Besoeker 2020-04-04 09:09|| || Front Page|| [11 views ] Top

#1 They were also very proactive, in testing and separating anyone who tested positive for the virus

Key take-away, population testing.

Posted by Besoeker 2020-04-04 09:19|| 2020-04-04 09:19|| Front Page Top

#2 So how did they manage to do all that testing? Don't they have a FDA to clog up the supply chain?

Posted by Bobby 2020-04-04 09:21|| 2020-04-04 09:21|| Front Page Top

#3 Probably learned a lesson or two from the 1967-1968 Hong Kong Flu...or later epidemics..

Posted by crazyhorse 2020-04-04 09:29|| 2020-04-04 09:29|| Front Page Top

#4 South Korea has a few other cultural advantages like general intelligence, ability to follow directions, a sense of community, and possibly the authorities actually enforcing their directives.

In America we release convicted criminals back into society, does anyone really think they will be arrested and jailed for going to a beach or a party?

Posted by Airandee 2020-04-04 10:39|| 2020-04-04 10:39|| Front Page Top

#5 Everyone, EVERYONE wears flu masks in the winter.
They had a pre-start warmup.

Posted by Skidmark 2020-04-04 18:10|| 2020-04-04 18:10|| Front Page Top

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