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the only real lockdown is in China, everywhere else it was just a temporary voluntary sheltering at home. but whoever coined it as lockdown won, and people "fel

by alliao 4y ago

the only real lockdown is in China, everywhere else it was just a temporary voluntary sheltering at home. but whoever coined it as lockdown won, and people "felt" restricted as result of the wording... and hell it was effective at least in New Zealand

philliphaydon 4y ago
Worked in Singapore and Taiwan too. Only 3 places I ever want to be during another pandemic is New Zealand, Singapore, or Taiwan.
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- JaimeThompson 4y ago
  It depends on the location if it was mandatory or not.
  - verisimi 4y ago
    You think it's true to say "the only real lockdown is in China"? That the rest were voluntary?
    - JaimeThompson 4y ago
      Yes because in may Southern US states no enforced lockdowns happened.
dunefox 4y ago
> everywhere else it was just a temporary voluntary sheltering at home Except it wasn't voluntary.
yyyk 4y ago
Your statement is categorically false. No country is/was as strict as China, but plenty of countries had mandatory restrictions ('lockdowns' if you will), upto mandatory stay-at-home, or stay-near-home. Just look at the (very partial) wiki list: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_lockdowns_by_country https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_lockdowns_by_country Was it justified? I believe quite a lot of it was, but it did happen.
- alliao 4y ago
  mandatory yes, but if you resisted what would they do? a fine? slap on the wrist? not sure if you've seen the severity of lockdown in China, they literally stuck a bolt in concrete to prevent people opening their doors in apartments, and soldered people's doors
  - yyyk 4y ago
    Yea, I wrote that no country was as anywhere strict as China. However, quite a few countries had curfews which elicited fines and possible jail time (fines happened, but I don't think jail was used in practice). One example: https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2020/11/20/ohio-curfew-mandate-order-governor-mike-dewine/6355144002/ https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2020/11/20/ohio-curfew...

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philliphaydon 4y ago

Worked in Singapore and Taiwan too. Only 3 places I ever want to be during another pandemic is New Zealand, Singapore, or Taiwan.

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JaimeThompson 4y ago
It depends on the location if it was mandatory or not.
- verisimi 4y ago
  You think it's true to say "the only real lockdown is in China"? That the rest were voluntary?
  - JaimeThompson 4y ago
    Yes because in may Southern US states no enforced lockdowns happened.

dunefox 4y ago

> everywhere else it was just a temporary voluntary sheltering at home Except it wasn't voluntary.

yyyk 4y ago

Your statement is categorically false. No country is/was as strict as China, but plenty of countries had mandatory restrictions ('lockdowns' if you will), upto mandatory stay-at-home, or stay-near-home. Just look at the (very partial) wiki list: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_lockdowns_by_country https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_lockdowns_by_country Was it justified? I believe quite a lot of it was, but it did happen.

alliao 4y ago
mandatory yes, but if you resisted what would they do? a fine? slap on the wrist? not sure if you've seen the severity of lockdown in China, they literally stuck a bolt in concrete to prevent people opening their doors in apartments, and soldered people's doors
- yyyk 4y ago
  Yea, I wrote that no country was as anywhere strict as China. However, quite a few countries had curfews which elicited fines and possible jail time (fines happened, but I don't think jail was used in practice). One example: https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2020/11/20/ohio-curfew-mandate-order-governor-mike-dewine/6355144002/ https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2020/11/20/ohio-curfew...