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[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

And China were dicks for doing that, but every other country as well should have imposed their own flight ban on China as well. We had 9/11 as the first real world example that stopping air travel everywhere can be achieved in mere minutes after a disaster is found.

Almost 20 years later, very few nations used the exact same emergency measure when it was desperately needed, which is an utter travesty.

I agree, they should've. And Trump did, which the opposition denouncd as "racist".

Until it mutates or we get a virus that is even worse than the original. In which case, the restrictions will come back.

I doubt it. Viruses usually tend to become less lethal. New variants have not become extremely lethal yet.

[–]radicalcentristNational Centrism 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I agree, they should've. And Trump did, which the opposition denouncd as "racist".

Trump needed to do much more than just worry about being called "racist". He was still President, with an expectation that American lives should matter first.

I doubt it. Viruses usually tend to become less lethal. New variants have not become extremely lethal yet.

India has variants going around right now. Coincidently, the same time they did lift restrictions prematurely and ruined their nation.

It's an unnecessary burden to put people at risk when it should be eliminated entirely now that the technology is here. Hospitals, Long Term Homes, Schools, Food Factories, Public Transit are all considered essential and yet any outbreak or disease transmission puts everyone in danger in those buildings. If someone wants to enter those facilities but aren't vaccinated, they just do not belong there at all.

The same can later be said about Concerts, Movie Theatres, Grocery Stores and other places that have huge social gatherings but can transform into a petri dish quickly. No risk is better than any.