Originally Posted By: James_Van_Artsdalen
One could, for example, *test* them. I know it costs money, but we generally require the government to go to great lengths, and expense, before imprisoning people. The only reason for the quarantine is to avoid paying for tests, and to let an-abundance-of-ignorance masquerade as an-abundance-of-caution.


If the test is very good, and detects infection long before symptoms become apparent, then I would find myself entirely on this side of the argument. Is the test very good? How long must someone be infected before it works?