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I think the narrative about Taiwan's, Singapore's and S. Korea's wherewithal in having an organized, early response has to do with the SARS outbreak of the early 2000s when they had to figure things out for themselves.

My point was that these countries responded early. Having the post-SARS infrastructure in place surely helped, but so did taking the virus seriously as early as January.  The US did not have the history with SARS, but we could have done more early.

Right, like daily cleaning of the NYC subway system?  If that did not slow NYC deaths, then shutting it down?

Permanently shutting down the subway system in NYC would be like barricading all major roads in Idaho. I can't even imagine how many pitchforks would be raised and cries of tyranny uttered on Faux News were such a thing to happen. Among other things, most first responders and hospital employees commute via the MTA, so shutting that down would strand hospitals, fire departments, and police departments without their workers.

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I think the narrative about Taiwan's, Singapore's and S. Korea's wherewithal in having an organized, early response has to do with the SARS outbreak of the early 2000s when they had to figure things out for themselves.

My point was that these countries responded early. Having the post-SARS infrastructure in place surely helped, but so did taking the virus seriously as early as January.  The US did not have the history with SARS, but we could have done more early.

Right, like daily cleaning of the NYC subway system?  If that did not slow NYC deaths, then shutting it down?

Permanently shutting down the subway system in NYC would be like barricading all major roads in Idaho. I can't even imagine how many pitchforks would be raised and cries of tyranny uttered on Faux News were such a thing to happen. Among other things, most first responders and hospital employees commute via the MTA, so shutting that down would strand hospitals, fire departments, and police departments without their workers.