If they tried that in the US, the outcry would be deafening. (Especially with the current president. There would certainly be people accusing him of nefarious intent.)
I think it is probably a good way to decrease human interaction. But it's not politically feasible everywhere.
Everything becomes politically feasible once the public appetite is changed by events. All the post 9/11 events in the US (Patriot act, Iraq war) would not have been politically feasible pre 9/11.
Man, I would have said the same about Italy two months ago. Even last weekend people were still carelessly going out. But the tide has turned, the numbers now are too big to ignore.
That’s not the stated reason at least. It’s to deliver food and run a mobile test station. A reporter asked the governor if he had the authority to ban gatherings in that containment zone and he sidestepped it and said that thus far all parties have been in agreement.
Wow, I would not have figured governor Andrew Cuomo (Democrat) would take such an action. He would know it would expose him to criticisim-- aside from the action itself, I respect that he took strong action without regard for the blowback.
I think it is probably a good way to decrease human interaction. But it's not politically feasible everywhere.