I would say, during this pandemic half-measures do not work. As an expat in Vietnam, I witnessed successful handling of the first wave. 3 months we were living

I would say, during this pandemic half-measures do not work. As an expat in Vietnam, I witnessed successful handling of the first wave. 3 months we were living like there's no virus, economy was reopen. Now the second wave, after the first case more than 10 thousand people were quarantined and intensive testing started over the country. My colleague was complaining, just several cases, why that overreacting. Next morning it was 35 cases, and after one more day there were 216 - and no more. Looks like second wave also contained. As practice showed, there are no "too tough" measures, if you want to stay safe during world pandemic.