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>> I (in NZ) don't think the the island factor is essential. Why are the countries consistently being cited for doing good jobs in this thread seem to be isla
by icelancer 6y ago
>> I (in NZ) don't think the the island factor is essential.
Why are the countries consistently being cited for doing good jobs in this thread seem to be island nations? Exclude AUS and NZ from the analysis and there are very few landlocked countries doing a good job without very authoritarian measures that are unlikely to be legal in the countries doing poorly.
- gridspy 6y agoProbably because our (NZ) governments are simpler. The entire New Zealand government is probably more similar to a state legislature than it is to the US govt. The UK could have also succeeded but the government didn't have the will to even try early on. Now they are only willing to take half measures. Also, we DID (NZ, AUZ) have a small advantage since we had less inbound infected for a few weeks early on due to distance. But then again, other nations (US, UK, ...) didn't even try to pursue an elimination strategy.
- mantas 6y agoEh. My country, a small EU member having land border with several EU members and other countries did a good job in spring. Next-to-zero cases in summer. Then the public demanded to open up the gates. We ended up #1 in Europe around Christmas...
- gridspy 6y agoSounds like a great example of how a non-island can successfully control the virus and how when the govt stops trying, the virus comes straight back. Also, I bet that when "the public demanded" it was a loud and public minority who wanted travel (and Covid-19) back.
- flukus 6y ago> Why are the countries consistently being cited for doing good jobs in this thread seem to be island nations? Because these are western english speaking nations with a similar culture that have people posting on HN.