My opinion. We are somewhat too late now. We didn't even have enough testing capacity to test the sick, let alone the "not sick". I am pretty sure this is still the case, although getting better. It could be a way to get some lesser affected areas open more quickly.
I look at this article as more of an SOP on how to do this next time, cause I am pretty sure there will be a next time. The reaction of the US kind of reminded me of a hurricane situation in Florida. If it is under a cat 2, don't bother me. If it is 5-7 days out, no biggie. It isn't until a certain point that the majority take it seriously, and by then it is mass hysteria.