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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 o

• 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.