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Re:R number for UK below 1 for first time since August by wutbrodo on Friday November 27, 2020 @08:52PM (#25234425)
> Just recently in the US I've only had two places doing temperature checks which is wild to me at this point

I've gotten a temperature check every time I've entered a commercial building for the last few months (in NYC), but temperature checks hew dangerously close to safety theater.

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Re:R number for UK below 1 for first time since August by rtkwe on Friday November 27, 2020 @09:25PM (#25234626)
It's a small thing that can catch some low symptom cases in the absence of randomized testing. It's not the most effective thing but I don't think it's theater.
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Re:R number for UK below 1 for first time since August by jrumbut on Friday November 27, 2020 @10:22PM (#25234966)
It also (perhaps primarily) catches high symptom cases where the person decided to go out anyway.

To add to the anecdata, in Massachusetts I've only had my temperature checked at a doctor's office but I've also visited very few places.

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Re:R number for UK below 1 for first time since August by rtkwe on Saturday November 28, 2020 @06:07PM (#25241351)
Yeah, though I'm not sure how much forced quarantine orders are being used in the US right now.
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Re:R number for UK below 1 for first time since August by mensetmanusman on Saturday November 28, 2020 @11:44AM (#25238590)
It’s 100% safety theater, like masks worn on the chin.
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