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> as in, lockdowns won't stop the virus I wish we could be done with this absolutely false misinformation. Case in point, New Zealand is COVID free.

by titzer 6y ago

ZephyrBluu 6y ago
Not completely, we still have a few active cases as far as I'm aware. We also basically shut down our borders, which I don't think is that feasible for a lot of other countries.
- titzer 6y ago
  There have been weeks-long stretches within the past month where New Zealand has had no active cases. Currently, there are 2, apparently new, according to this: https://www.health.govt.nz/our-work/diseases-and-conditions/covid-19-novel-coronavirus/covid-19-current-situation/covid-19-current-cases https://www.health.govt.nz/our-work/diseases-and-conditions/... This is about as close to "eliminated" as you can get; the new cases are all from incoming international travel. This directly refutes the OP's statement that lockdowns "won't stop the virus."
  - zaroth 6y ago
    Lucky for them to be a tiny island nation with totally controlled borders. Long Island alone is almost twice as big. Early on when New York was surging and Trump suggested limiting inter-state travel Cuomo suggested that would be akin to a federal declaration of war. [1] It can be true that strategies that might work for New Zealand could never possibly work for the continental US. Hawaii has a similar situation, got new case count down to zero for a few days, but are dealing with a few cases per day recently. [1] - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/mar/28/donald-trump-virginia-usns-comfort-travel https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/mar/28/donald-trump...
    - vmh1928 6y ago
      The good thing about the scientific method is you can decide what you are doing isn't working and try something else.
iateanapple 6y ago
> Case in point, New Zealand is COVID free. Unlike NZ, the US can’t control its borders - as decades of uncontrolled illegal immigration has shown us.
KineticLensman 6y ago
> Case in point, New Zealand is COVID free Unlike many countries, they can easily close their borders, many people live in isolated communities and they aren't a major transport hub.

> as in, lockdowns won't stop the virus I wish we could be done with this absolutely false misinformation. Case in point, New Zealand is COVID free.

by titzer 6y ago

> as in, lockdowns won't stop the virus I wish we could be done with this absolutely false misinformation. Case in point, New Zealand is COVID free.

ZephyrBluu 6y ago

Not completely, we still have a few active cases as far as I'm aware. We also basically shut down our borders, which I don't think is that feasible for a lot of other countries.

titzer 6y ago
There have been weeks-long stretches within the past month where New Zealand has had no active cases. Currently, there are 2, apparently new, according to this: https://www.health.govt.nz/our-work/diseases-and-conditions/covid-19-novel-coronavirus/covid-19-current-situation/covid-19-current-cases https://www.health.govt.nz/our-work/diseases-and-conditions/... This is about as close to "eliminated" as you can get; the new cases are all from incoming international travel. This directly refutes the OP's statement that lockdowns "won't stop the virus."
- zaroth 6y ago
  Lucky for them to be a tiny island nation with totally controlled borders. Long Island alone is almost twice as big. Early on when New York was surging and Trump suggested limiting inter-state travel Cuomo suggested that would be akin to a federal declaration of war. [1] It can be true that strategies that might work for New Zealand could never possibly work for the continental US. Hawaii has a similar situation, got new case count down to zero for a few days, but are dealing with a few cases per day recently. [1] - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/mar/28/donald-trump-virginia-usns-comfort-travel https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/mar/28/donald-trump...
  - vmh1928 6y ago
    The good thing about the scientific method is you can decide what you are doing isn't working and try something else.

iateanapple 6y ago

> Case in point, New Zealand is COVID free. Unlike NZ, the US can’t control its borders - as decades of uncontrolled illegal immigration has shown us.

KineticLensman 6y ago

> Case in point, New Zealand is COVID free Unlike many countries, they can easily close their borders, many people live in isolated communities and they aren't a major transport hub.