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Re:Mutated Covid-19 strain confirmed in Japan as case tally ... by matwood on Friday December 25, 2020 @07:13PM (#25540226)
What I’ve seen discussed is that closing borders only works if it’s done totally and immediately. Otherwise, it just slows response and causes super spreader events like we saw early this year in the US.
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Re:Mutated Covid-19 strain confirmed in Japan as case tally ... by dehrmann on Saturday December 26, 2020 @02:31PM (#25545787)
The UK also teed-up a super spreader event with its rushed lockdown last week. India did the same thing back in ~April, and it ended up encouraging traveling and dispersed people across the country.
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Re:Mutated Covid-19 strain confirmed in Japan as case tally ... by bestnameever on Saturday December 26, 2020 @04:26AM (#25542345)
How does closing a border cause super spreader events?
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Re:Mutated Covid-19 strain confirmed in Japan as case tally ... by matwood on Saturday December 26, 2020 @07:45AM (#25543104)
The haphazard closure in March caused multi-hour long, crowded backups at airports as people tried to get back.

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/03/trumps-coronavirus-t...

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