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If being an island state was really the only thing that mattered here, why is Hawaii not at Covid zero? Why is Alaska not at Covid zero? (Despite not being an

• URSpider94 5y ago
  It’s hard to appreciate just how strict the lockdown measures in places like New Zealand and Taiwan have been. People are driven from the airport directly to a hotel, then someone comes and checks on them and they monitor the front door. Even in Hawaii, the arrival quarantine was just in whatever resort you were staying in, and was almost entirely self-imposed.
  • sellyme 5y ago
    On the other side of the coin, as someone in Australia I couldn't believe it when I heard that in many other countries you can "quarantine" in a house with other people who are free to go about their day! Of course that's not going to work...