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Originally Posted by mrmistoffelees
The government have said they have made mistakes that have cost lives. So, you have to accept that people are going to criticise. Especially when their are glaringly obvious errors that have been made.
Look at the 'success' Greece & New Zealand have had in managing their instances of the pandemic.
Greece has just 146 deaths, New Zealand 20
Before you say, but ah they're spread out and different country etc. etc. yes, it does to a degree play a part. However the single biggest thing that they did was to lockdown fast and they did it hard.
The government has had the same evidence as other western countries, the issue is they made bad decisions at the outset.
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Greece had it's first case around a month after the UK and Italy. If you have less cases being brought into a country in the first place, then less cases will result.
Although they closed schools, etc and cafes, etc, before then, their restrictions on movement only started on 22nd March, just 1/2 days before the UK.
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27 February: carnival festivities are cancelled- 10 March: schools and universities are closed
- 12 March: Olympic flame is lit in Ancient Olympia with a handful of VIP guests; Greece confirms first Covid-19 death
- 13 March: cafes and restaurants are shut
- 22 March: restrictions on movement imposed
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Some accused the government in Athens of not just entrusting the handling of the pandemic to scientists, but of handing over responsibility too.
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Sound familiar?
Croatia
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There were internal measures to match. Most commercial and cultural activity had ceased by mid-March. And on 23 March people were confined to their neighbourhoods unless they obtained an "e-pass" to travel.
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New Zealand
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The last time there were no new Covid-19 cases on a single day in New Zealand was on 16 March, ahead of the national lockdown which was brought in on 25 March and before the daily briefings by health officials began – when the total number of cases was rising by one or two at a time.
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Worldwide, most of the lockdowns occurred around the same time.
IMO unless the UK lockdown continues until at least the end of May, it runs the risk of running rampant again. Too many large gatherings are due to take place before the end of May.