[quote=spdrun]We never had a hard lockdown in the US … even in NYC in March-May, there were no travel restrictions to speak of, parks were open, many stores were open, de-facto outdoor dining and bars existed.
Sweden didn’t have it right. South Korea, Taiwan, and Japan had it right … “soft” lockdowns combined with contact-tracing via apps, zealous testing programs, widespread mask use, etc. I don’t get why so many people are getting their titties in a bind about mask use here in the USA — it’s the socially least costly way of controlling viral spread.[/quote]
Right, if people wore a mask, followed social distancing, limited large gatherings, SD wouldn’t have had a 2nd shutdown of dining.
As as shitty at the CCP is, they were serious about the lockdowns. People couldn’t leave their apartments, any travel outside was severely restrained, and people were constantly monitored.
(not advocating it, just stating the facts here).
People in the US should have taken it really seriously back in Feb, when China locked down a city right before Chinese NY. If they were taking that action AND allowing the world to find out, it was really f**king bad.
