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NZ is an island with two big cities, doesn't count. Taiwan is also an island. So is Japan. HK is one technically, I guess. But not really. South Korea is basica
by salmon30salmon 6y ago
NZ is an island with two big cities, doesn't count. Taiwan is also an island. So is Japan. HK is one technically, I guess. But not really. South Korea is basically an island, since they have a completely closed border with their only land neighbor.
Maybe the ability to control people coming in and out is more of a commonality than their responses? That is considering their responses looked _nothing alike_. NZ and Japan are basically as opposite as you can get in regards to a response.
- refurb 6y agoVietnam has 90M people, a massive land border and only 350 cases (no community spread for 6 weeks now). They are testing like crazy, so it’s not because they aren’t catching them. How did they do it? All borders closed. Quarantine at home? Well, we’ll post someone to keep an eye on you. Not following the rules? We have a quarantine camp that will work better. Someone infected on the same floor of your apartment building? Everyone is locked down for 24 hrs (can’t leave your unit). Floor is disinfected and everyone tested. Vietnam just basically went full throttle using every public health measure they could.
- virmundi 6y agoThis shows the power of an authoritarian system. Unfortunately we’ve seen other examples of authoritarian systems killing millions more than this disease ever would.