re: Can a liberal on here explain in detail what ca, az, tx, and florida should have done?

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All those states have robust testing and contact tracing as well

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That's probably news to the people who live there.


"The U.S. is again grappling with a shortfall of testing that has hobbled the nation since the pandemic’s early weeks, and now threatens to further undermine containment efforts at a crucial moment.

"In new hot spots like Arizona, Texas and Florida, where Covid-19 is rapidly spreading, lines for testing extend outside of urgent-care offices and other sites. Two high-school football stadiums in Houston regularly hit capacity by mid-morning and have to turn people away.The U.S. is again grappling with a shortfall of testing that has hobbled the nation since the pandemic’s early weeks, and now threatens to further undermine containment efforts at a crucial moment." LINK

"The [contact tracing] system remains a 'very manual and archaic process,' he added, because nearly all of the labs and the hospitals in the state report coronavirus cases through fax, and those results must then be manually entered into a computer.
Contact tracing didn't ramp up in Texas until after businesses had reopened and residents stopped isolating at home, making the effort more challenging." LINK

Sounds "robust"