Given some automated tests and strategically positioned inspection points, it should be possible to monitor the outbreak of this and other deceases. That might be more cost effective than being surprised by outbreaks and then dealing with the consequences. Right now we have entire countries on lock down to preempt the decease spreading because we lack fine grained detection mechanisms that can effectively give us a high degree of certainty that a given area is affected or not and take measures quickly if something pops up.
At this point, most countries seem to be getting this under control and most of the business of hand washing, mask wearing, and social distancing, etc. that is wrecking our economies is just that: preemptive measures because we just don't know other than by monitoring death rates and new reported cases numbers.