COVID-19 Outbreak (Update: More than 2.9M cases and 132,313 deaths in US)

So, that's a bit concerning. It would mean that much tighter controls would be needed to effectively contain it.

Containment has long been off the table in the US. It’s really a question of the degree of mitigation that is appropriate - but that can be pretty subjective and subject to a range of competing interests. That’s why there’s so much disagreement, I think.