IANAE*, but it seems to me, based on the apparent ability of this disease to spread quickly before any symptoms manifest, containment exercises may be futile, anyway.
Considering I care for an elderly parent with additional risk factors, we've already discussed a plan for the virus, and it's less about how to not catch it (since she can lock herself away all she wants, and still get it from me), and more about being vigilant about her own health and not being afraid to call the doctor the very second she feels she might be experiencing any sort of respiratory distress.
*I am not an epidemiologist.
Its about mapping and the collective desire/ability to help control the spread. The test is in the pudding. We have barely 100 cases after two months in a very congested living environment -- and zero fatality. We have the triple crown in terms of epidemics -- open borders, close living spaces and lots of elderly folks
This is why the CDC isn't doing anyone any favours. They need to stop blabbering from an office/lab perspective and come out into the field.
I think we are seeing the tail-end of our journey now.