Comments by "" (@TheHuxleyAgnostic) on "How Australia Vanquished COVID-19" video.

  1. They quickly started mass producing masks, for everyone. If everyone isn't wearing masks (even their kids are), you'll end up being Sweden, not Taiwan. Taiwan is also mass testing, tracking, and quarantining confirmed cases. They're testing at a rate of about 140 people per confirmed case. The US is testing at a rate of about 5 people per confirmed case, and not getting ahead of the virus. That's about the same testing rate as Sweden, who isn't even attempting to contain the virus. Many leading countries have utterly failed at containing the virus. If your country isn't doing those things, then staying the hell away from people as much as possible is your best option.
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  2. Mass testing, quickly, has flattened the curve in a number of countries. Total tests and tests per million are totally irrelevant numbers. It's tests per confirmed case that matters. S Korea, Australia, and New Zealand, have all tested over 50 people per positive result. The US is testing 5 people per positive result. New York and New Jersey are testing 2-3 people per positive result ... absolutely pathetic. Most countries that are supposed to be world leaders, have failed miserably. France is testing 2-3 people per positive result. The UK is testing 4 people per positive result. Sweden isn't even trying to contain the virus, and they're testing 5 people per positive result. How do countries claim to be trying to contain it, while having testing rates similar to, or lower than, a country that isn't trying?
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