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These comparisons are so lax. NZ is in summer right now, and is a remote island on the other side of the planet from Italy where the virus first really went cra
by randomsearch 6y ago
These comparisons are so lax. NZ is in summer right now, and is a remote island on the other side of the planet from Italy where the virus first really went crazy.
The U.K. government is beyond contempt, but these comparisons don’t help.
NZ is not an international flight hub. Heathrow was the busiest airport in Europe prior to COVID (it is not anymore).
- Kuraj 6y agoI don't understand why you're being downvoted. NZ has done exceptionally well and I don't want to take away from it at all! But it would be dishonest to say that they faced challenges of the same magnitude.
- throwaway2245 6y agoI suggest that New Zealand is the most comparable country to the UK in its challenges - being islands dependent on outside trade and with an economy heavy on services and tourism. (plus, NZ's primary trading partner is China). They haven't faced challenges of the same magnitude only because they took action to stop an outbreak from starting, at the earliest opportunity. That's the only meaningful difference in how things have played out. They passed the same challenges that the UK failed.
- megablast 6y agoIt wasn't in summer when the virus hit. Who cares what it is in now, what a stupid point. It is remote, but the UK is an island too, with complete control over who enters.