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Australia. After a (relatively) small second wave spike in one of the states (Victoria) which is now under control, there are very few cases of community trans
by axolttl88 6y ago
Australia.
After a (relatively) small second wave spike in one of the states (Victoria) which is now under control, there are very few cases of community transmission.
It’s the result of a combination of: controlled island borders, unpopular but effective internal hard borders between some states, mandatory managed hotel quarantine for inbound passengers, well-executed contact tracing by health departments, broad access to PCR testing now returning results usually within 12-24 hours, and a population that’s been surprising willing to “take one for the team” and go into lockdowns and wear masks when needed.
- m0zg 6y ago> which is now under control Famous last words. See e.g. France.
- baud147258 6y agoWas it claimed that it was under control in France? (it might have been said in the media, but I've mostly stopped following the news)
- disgruntledphd2 6y agoNo, never really. What blows my mind is that the French haven't mandated work from home for all office-workers, even with the number of cases they are seeing. Essentially, the EU (in general) had a terrible first wave, and then said well we need the summer for our economies, and now we are paying the price for that.
- m0zg 6y agoExcept for Sweden, which pre-paid.