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Still easier to seal the border when you're an island. And summer matters because most scientists think hot weather slows the virus' ability to spread.
by Mikeb85 7y ago
Still easier to seal the border when you're an island.
And summer matters because most scientists think hot weather slows the virus' ability to spread.
- robocat 7y agoSure, but the border was sealed after 100s of thousands of tourists, and hundreds of infected cases arriving from overseas. This was before we had any ability to test for the virus. Returning NZers were asked to self-quarantine for two weeks, and I’m guessing the majority did. NZ has temperate weather - it is not a hot country: https://weatherspark.com/m/144837/3/Average-Weather-in-March-in-Christchurch-New-Zealand https://weatherspark.com/m/144837/3/Average-Weather-in-March... In March in Christchurch (approx 1/10th NZ population) the temperature would be called “cool”. I think you are rationalising.