Gary Cooper3 said:What exactly do you mean by "tracing"?
By the way, that whole narrative about South Korea being successful because they weren't in lockdown—it was just another myth served up early on to suggest their low numbers were solely due to massive testing volumes.
Luxembourg, for instance, provides maybe ten times more free tests than South Korea does... so it's hard to argue that the testing alone accounts for such stellar results.
Some estimates suggest it reduced transmission by roughly 30%, which isn't exactly groundbreaking...
The only thing one could reasonably discuss is the low mortality rate, but even that is likely tied to the fact that Luxembourg possesses a world-class medical staff. Much like in Germany, for that matter.
When discussing mortality rates, people far too often overlook the quality of the medical professionals involved. You simply cannot compare outcomes when elderly patients are being treated by elite hospital teams versus less specialized staff.
On a side note—regarding a later post—that idea of contact tracing in German pubs is a complete joke. I was in a pub in New York City back in September—well, it was essentially a club with zero restrictions, really—and I made sure to write "Peter Pan" on the sign-in sheet. I'm certain my "tracking" was handled with extreme precision...
I’m talking about contact tracing via an app.
The kind of app you’re required to have.
The app doesn't care who you were with.
Whether it was a mistress or a dealer. You’re just a number, and you stay a number until you test positive. Even then, once you go for a test, that's it.
Basically, if you test positive, you notify the app, and the app notifies everyone you were in contact with so they can get tested (which should be free by then).
But the app won't tell you exactly when that contact happened. If you were only with one person, you won't know who they are, and nobody else finds out either.
Only if you fail to get tested within 48 hours does the app send your ID and location to health authorities.
In reality, when you use a smartphone today, Google is already tracking you anyway.
The amount of data you'd be sharing is negligible compared to all the other apps out there.
If keeping cafes and shops open an extra week was the trade-off, that’s a small price to pay... especially if it saves even a single life.
As for your Peter Pan stunt, you could have been fined starting in October. It’s just that the owner wasn't obligated to check.
I have to ask: what was your motivation for writing down Peter Pan?
You could have caught it and never been notified if you were in a club with someone positive. Since you don't even live in Germany, the info wouldn't have mattered to you anyway. I don't see the logic. If no one infected had come forward, the owner would have tossed those sheets in the trash after three weeks and nobody would have known.