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Originally Posted by nomadking
Lockdowns do work, IF PEOPLE OBEY THEM. That what is that worked for China and South Korea. Eg Daegu in South Korea, a city the size of Birmingham, went into VOLUNTARY lockdown because there was an outbreak caused by ONE person, who decided they weren't going to be tested or self-isolate.
New Zealand got away with things because they had LESS cases in the first place. Geography plays a part.
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New Zealand may have had fewer initial infections but don't underestimate the advantage of not being at the crossroads of the world, and not having a highly concentrated population. They have just 15 people per sq.km, while Scotland, with the same population, has 65. I happen to like Ms Ardern but I think she gats far too much credit for playing what was, in global terms, a very easy hand.