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Valuable-Island3015 t1_j27ch2t wrote

Why not just stop flights from China?

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OmegaRainicorn t1_j27i81b wrote

We need to get Southwest on this Pronto!

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enjoytheshow t1_j28ejxk wrote

Unfortunately they only tank domestic travel and some limited Caribbean destinations.

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ModishShrink t1_j29ao60 wrote

Well let's hook them up with China, you know how much they love tanks.

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Skellum t1_j27kykz wrote

Because not everyone in china is sick. Because you have people returning from being a student, government workers, spies, etc who all do need to come back who dont have the 'rona.

I do think a post flight mandatory quarantine period would make sense though.

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Neoxyte t1_j296fdp wrote

Aren't like 50% of them testing positive though?

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Skellum t1_j29wbc7 wrote

50% on a flight, there may be every other flight had 1-2% and a different flight 98% so far all I've seen is "One flight to Italy had a 50% test rate" and while yea, 50% is massive and I doubt anyone coming off ere isn't infected after spending 10ish hours in a metal tube with them.

Given all I know is "One plane had a 50% infection rate" and I dont know how many planes there have been or the infection rate on those I know that I know jack shit right now about how much is coming out of china.

I do think the steps the US is taking are very good ideas, I am surprised europe isn't doing the same.

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sjfiuauqadfj t1_j27u8t9 wrote

unlike january 2020, covid is everywhere now, stopping flights from china wont stop covid from spreading around, covid is here to stay. so that begs the question why stop flights from china?

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ogipogo t1_j28upi1 wrote

Slowing the spread was always the point because stopping it was always impossible.

Let me ask you the same question, what is the benefit of allowing flights from China?

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