The article and discussions about Korea seem to mainly revolve around testing and contact tracing. These are complex and expensive, and substantially more difficult to manage in a country like the US which is 7x the population, and is somewhat decentralized (50 states).
Meanwhile, the on the street observations in the article are: masks, masks, masks. Masks are cheap and easy. So let's start with masks, masks, masks first while we figure out and ramp up testing and contact tracing.
the first Apple store to reopen outside China had lines snaking out the door as many South Koreans -- almost all wearing masks
At Han River park in Seoul’s Banpo district, families -- also in masks -- were having picnics
including requiring voters to wear masks and disposable plastic gloves while casting their ballots
People are still wearing masks and mind talking face-to-face with strangers
Meanwhile, the on the street observations in the article are: masks, masks, masks. Masks are cheap and easy. So let's start with masks, masks, masks first while we figure out and ramp up testing and contact tracing.
the first Apple store to reopen outside China had lines snaking out the door as many South Koreans -- almost all wearing masks
At Han River park in Seoul’s Banpo district, families -- also in masks -- were having picnics
including requiring voters to wear masks and disposable plastic gloves while casting their ballots
People are still wearing masks and mind talking face-to-face with strangers