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A month later, cases peaked, but over 100,000 people had already been tested. By late March, South Korea had tested three times that, and a social-distancing order banned large gatherings, further slowing the spread of the virus. Some experts say that by developing broad testing and contact-tracing measures before its number of cases spiked, South Korea was able to flatten the curve. The country is still reporting new cases, but compared to the over 900 daily cases during its peak, the outbreak is much more manageable. And social-distancing measures are still in place, further limiting the spread of the virus.
Let's look at Germany next. It had a test ready by mid-January. Four days later, Germany had its first confirmed case. It was able to start manufacturing tests by early February, allowing it to test about 120,000 people per week by early March, and it implemented several social-distancing measures later that month, closing schools, borders, and banning gatherings of more than two people. By late March, Germany was testing over 300,000 people per week.
As of April 8, Germany had tested more people than any other European country. This is due in part to its early testing and its use of contact tracing, which allowed testing to identify even the mildest cases of COVID-19. But case numbers have been high. As of April 10, Germany had the fifth-highest number of COVID-19 cases, but it has one of the lowest fatality rates in the world. Some experts think that Germany's expansive testing has kept the fatality rate so low. But not every country was able to start testing early.
But according to the president the USA has handled the virus "beautifully". Moron.
