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China’s Unproven Antiviral Solution: Quarantine of 40 Million
- Wuhan area lockdown is first large-scale use in modern times
- Measure’s ultimate effectiveness may be difficult to assess
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China’s lockdown of Wuhan and its surrounding areas to contain the coronavirus represents the first large-scale quarantine in modern times.
The effectiveness of attempting to cordon off the epicenter of the disease -- an area of roughly 40 million people -- will probably be scrutinized far into the future.