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Re:Amazon begins temperature checks and will provide surgica... by throwaway32120 on Thursday April 02, 2020 @11:57AM (#22760390)
That's one of the most frustrating things about the response to this. Even now we don't have measures like having everyone wear face coverings, having temperature checks, limiting the number of people in establishments, etc., and it doesn't seem like anyone in power is advocating them at the moment. The response seems to be to first shut down the whole economy, then spend a few weeks thinking about what to do next.
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Re:Amazon begins temperature checks and will provide surgica... by chosenbreed37 on Thursday April 02, 2020 @12:31PM (#22760757)
I can relate to the frustration. The one observation I would make is that the US is not Singapore. Singapore is a relatively small city-state, run by a benevolent dictatorship and with relatively recent experience with other corona viruses.
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Re:Amazon begins temperature checks and will provide surgica... by stevenwliao on Thursday April 02, 2020 @02:20PM (#22761947)
It's crazy that the only people in power talking about reopening the economy are the ones who advocate taking less precautions.

I hope the public conversation will shift towards a culture of wearing face covers and having temperature checks and that governments will mobilize to make it happen. The status quo can't hold for 18 months while we test the vaccines.

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