The most interesting case to me is South Korea who have managed to achieve containment without mass lockdowns—instead they have an aggressive testing policy such that only 3% of tests are positive.
True but apparently the people there have been, for the most part, been really good about social distancing practices, and I suspect general hygiene practices as well.
The do seem to have a problem with some of their religious groups that want to congregate but perhaps they will get the memo soon too.
But to be clear, I think their example makes clear that the hammer of authoritarian lock-down is not the only solution and the less authoritarian democracies can address the problem within the context of an individual freedom regime.
The most interesting case to me is South Korea who have managed to achieve containment without mass lockdowns—instead they have an aggressive testing policy such that only 3% of tests are positive.
True but apparently the people there have been, for the most part, been really good about social distancing practices, and I suspect general hygiene practices as well.
The do seem to have a problem with some of their religious groups that want to congregate but perhaps they will get the memo soon too.
But to be clear, I think their example makes clear that the hammer of authoritarian lock-down is not the only solution and the less authoritarian democracies can address the problem within the context of an individual freedom regime.