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Steelrolled

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8. I don't know how we would do that in this country.

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Tue May 12, 2020, 12:11 PM

May 2020

That is 38,000 tests per hour - they must be extremely well organized.

In today's world, we would need would martial law to get anything even close to 100% participation, and I can't imagine the backlash. We have a difficult time even doing a census. We are just a much different culture than China.

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After six new cases, Wuhan plans to test all 11 million residents for coronavirus [View all] Dennis Donovan May 2020 OP

china can test 11 million people in a week? i thought we were the "best" with our 8 million total... bullimiami May 2020 #1

Trump turned down their tests and their process. He turned down everybody's test and process. Baitball Blogger May 2020 #5

Wish we could do that. SunSeeker May 2020 #2

Someone should ask Jared on about that on camera, or better yet under oath. Ford_Prefect May 2020 #3

Now that's how you do it! padah513 May 2020 #4

They can do it but we can't. Seems I remember an American "president" promising this for us. marble falls May 2020 #6

No Wonder He Wants Us to Hate China! McKim May 2020 #7

I don't know how we would do that in this country. Steelrolled May 2020 #8

its feasible. drray23 May 2020 #10

In China they are doing all of this in one city Steelrolled May 2020 #11

But...but...I thought it was impossible to test millions of people in a week? lagomorph777 May 2020 #9

K & R Duppers May 2020 #12