So, is America being played?
South Korea has basically beaten this virus with none of the draconian measures of Italy or America.
The Diamond Princess cruise ship... basically a floating petri dish of old people...had about a 20% infection rate and seven deaths (all elderly) out of 3,700 passengers.
A death rate not even on par with the flu.
RE: South Korea has basically beaten this virus with none of the draconian measures of Italy or America.
Neither did Taiwan or Singapore, both countries that have successfully controlled it.
EDIT TO ADD:
And I DELIBERATELY associated Taiwan with the word “country” ( let the Chicoms chew on that ).
South Koreans speak ONE language, are predominantly single race people, and obey rules much more than freewheeling Americans. They do not have ACLU or democrat party or liberal media as well. Those are huge advantages when a pandemic strikes.
>>>South Korea has basically beaten this virus with none of the draconian measures of Italy or America.
South Korea immediately began testing hundreds of thousands of asymptomatic people, including at drive-through centres.
South Korea employed a central tracking app, Corona 100m, that publicly informs citizens of known cases within 100 metres of where they are. Surprisingly, a culture that has often rebelliously rejected authoritarianism has embraced intrusive measures.
On 17 March, a temporary provision entailed a small subsidy of 454,900 South Korean won (£313) a month to cover basic living expenses. The same funding is available to those who are self-isolating, regardless of whether they test positive for the virus.
It’s already too late for the first step. I don’t think many Americans would like part 2. Part 3 we are working on.
This virus is being used to damage this country in an election year. Wednesday after the election, there will be nothing in the news about it.
South Korea has 172 cases per million people.
The USS has 67.