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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
by 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 agoLucky 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 agoThe good thing about the scientific method is you can decide what you are doing isn't working and try something else.