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New Zealand is about as large as Europe. Larger than the UK. https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2019/08/map-how-nz-and-europe-compare-when-it-comes-to-

• baxtr 6y ago
  With no borders to other countries
• KineticLensman 6y ago
  But not a major transit hub, miles from anywhere, low density population
  • gridspy 6y ago
    Being a transit hub is irrelevant if the people in transit do not mix with those out of transit. Keep the (potentially) sick people on the "air side" of the airport terminal and then directly into quarantines on arrive at the final destination. Those who bridge this gap (air crews, terminal staff) need to follow very strict measures (PPE, cleaning, regular testing) to make that work. Perhaps more places need to decide they don't want to be a major transit hub during this pandemic? You know, restrict non-essential traffic a bit to make the essential traffic and local populace safer?
    • KineticLensman 6y ago
      > Being a transit hub is irrelevant Well, if your country isn't a transit hub, then you avoid hub problems completely. If you are a hub, then you have additional problems that New Zealand doesn't, that you have to work to mitigate.
• votepaunchy 6y ago
  The EU is 16x the size of NZ.