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NZ was having trouble containing their last outbreak - it had got into the 'gangs', a part of their society that was particularly hard for the government to rea
by somewhereoutth 5y ago
NZ was having trouble containing their last outbreak - it had got into the 'gangs', a part of their society that was particularly hard for the government to reach with containment action. So, controversially, they gave up. I suspect they were under a great deal of pressure from 'those who would see Covid win'.
Note that China is still keeping Covid at bay.
- dehrmann 5y ago> a part of their society that was particularly hard for the government to reach with containment action I think there are parts of society like this almost everywhere, and that's why it's uncontainable once it hits a critical mass. China is interesting. I guess they're doing it mostly through testing and restrictions that wouldn't work elsewhere? They have a good vaccination rate, but their vaccines aren't very effective. There's also North Korea; they claim zero cases. I imagine the real number is either surprisingly close or essentially 100%.