Could US wall off a large city like in China? Could we launch a mass quarantine? No. There are strong reasons why the US couldn’t and shouldn’t impose a large cordon sanitare (a guarded area where no one can enter or leave). In this thread I’ll explain why.
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Mass quarantine couldn’t reasonably be enforced. Americans would not accept harsh social control and intrusive surveillance like that used in China
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Mass quarantine would backfire. First rule of ph is to gain trust & cooperation of the public. We want to encourage people to come in for testing and treatment not drive them underground
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Thus over-broad coercion is unlawful, unethical, impractical & contrary to good ph.
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But US should expect social distancing like temporary school closures or postponing mass gatherings like sporting events, business conventions or political rallies ( and it’s campaign season). We need to prepare
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Western democracies cant use all of the methods that China used with success. However the definition of "ethical" must be 100 % coherent with safety of the public. We are heading to smtng like a war. The safety of the nation is more important than the freedom of induvidual
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