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You don't need these models to tell you that. It's self evident that if you keep people from contacting each other you can stop things.

It's just not so clear it's possible to do such a lockdown in non-Authoritarian, free, countries.



It is possible and in fact it has happened already in a lot of European states.


Enacting a lockdown is possible, but having the populace respect it - or enforce it otherwise - is another matter.

Besides, the worst lockdowns have only just begun recently. There are a lot of people who will go ahead with, say, a 2-week lockdown, but will balk at 3 months. The true test for the ability to maintain things that way is still ahead for Western countries.


It's happening in a lot of United States!




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