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Lockdowns have been extremely successful in a great many countries. Some examples include: * China bringing their initial outbreak down to near-zero * Italy
by chimprich 6y ago
Lockdowns have been extremely successful in a great many countries.
Some examples include:
* China bringing their initial outbreak down to near-zero
* Italy arresting their early surge that overwhelmed health systems
* New Zealand bringing their infection rate low enough to essentially return to normal life (apart from international travel)
* The UK stopping a dramatic winter uptick involving the B 1.7.1 variant from overwhelming the NHS
In what way have they not worked?
- cwhiz 6y agoThis whole comment chain is about global covid. Any course of action that relies upon global cooperation is pointless. We can't even get country wide cooperation in the United States. If we try to stop the global spread of covid with lockdowns, we'll all die of old age in lockdown.
- jonfw 6y agoSo two islands, an authoritarian communist government, and Italy have seen success with lockdowns? Good for Italy!