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Prof. Neil Ferguson was on radio 4 this morning saying that chasing specific cases/outbreaks and trying to isolate them like they're doing in northern Italy is probably not that useful because an outbreak like that represents transmission over at least the last month and thousands of people infected. Essentially we'll always be slightly behind the curve, but general public health measures for preventing spread of the disease would be useful.
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I cling to the idea that this can be contained and eliminated, but from what we know about it that seems highly unlikely.
I also wonder how many countries there are where epidemics are developing with no reported cases. There is massive Chinese investment and presence in Africa - I find it hard to believe there are no cases in sub Saharan Africa.