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Re:New Zealand relied on science and empathy by rhino369 on Tuesday April 21, 2020 @01:38PM (#22937230)
Warmth is still an open question, but generally coronaviruses spread much slower in warm weather.

Chinese immigrants visiting family for Chinese new year were a large source of initial infections in America, Canada, and Italy.

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Re:New Zealand relied on science and empathy by lonelappde on Tuesday April 21, 2020 @01:59PM (#22937508)
Australia has many Chinese people. Does New Zealand?
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Re:New Zealand relied on science and empathy by TylerE on Tuesday April 21, 2020 @02:49PM (#22938083)
Not especially. It's about 4% of the population.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_New_Zealand#Et...

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