There’s been enough
international success dealing with the plague to leave a clear sense of how to
beat it: impose strict social distancing long enough to reduce those infected
to small fraction of population. Then test, trace, and isolate--quickly
identifying outbreaks, finding and quarantining everyone exposed until danger
passes. It worked in South Korea and New Zealand, but must be strict and
patient, staying the course, not giving in to temptation to return to normal
life with virus still widespread. Alas, America’s impatience and unwillingness to do so
runs much deeper than any one man.—Paul Krugman, NY Times
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