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Despite state-of-the-art system, IDF virus trackers face uphill battle
Update to the "Israeli Secret Agents Investigating COVID-19 Patients: Reports" from yesterday[YNet] - By the end of next week Israel will have 2,800 investigators working to break chains of coronavirus contagion across the country and by the end of next month the country will be carrying out 100,000 tests per day, says Brig. Gen. Nissan Davidi, the head of the IDF Home Front Command coronavirus task force. Because the way to avoid lockdowns is not to pretend that the virus doesn't exist. Or chase the mirage of "herd immunity". The major problem facing investigators trying to break the chains of contagion is Israelis' reluctance to be completely honest about their movements and with whom they have been in contact. According to studies conducted abroad, a verified carrier comes into contact with an average of 18 people. But even during Israel's first wave of the virus, when confidence in the government's ability to handle the pandemic was still high, those who were questioned about their movements reported coming into contact with an average of just six people. Of course, this particular unit is used to working with "noncooperative" clients Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2020-10-22 |
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