And South Korea did not interfere with capitalism either.
This may very well be Trump's exit strategy after the 15 day period. Now that testing capabilities have become the best in the world in terms of quality and throughput, Trump can get Americans back to work by saying we now have the ability to identify quickly who has the virus and rely on individual quarantines rather than mass lockdowns/shelter in place. We can take stricter measures to protect the elderly and those with immune deficiencies.
And add the very real possibility of finding a therapeutic to combat the virus in the infected. The six day trial that starts tomorrow in NYC will be critical in the decision process at the end of this 15 day period.
China is already back to work. Singapore and Hong Kong are also returning to normal.