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Re:Sweden: higher Covid-19 death rate while failing to colle... by alvah on Tuesday July 07, 2020 @11:47PM (#23766717)
New Zealand hasn't even begun dealing with Covid-19 yet, unless their plan is to keep the borders closed permanently, or at least until the development of the first vaccine in history for any coronavirus. They are probably the farthest away from reaching herd immunity of any developed country.
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Re:Sweden: higher Covid-19 death rate while failing to colle... by nradov on Wednesday July 08, 2020 @01:22AM (#23767109)
Their plan is to require a strict quarantine for all arrivals from overseas. That will be permanent, at least until an effective vaccine is available. It may work, at the cost of their tourism industry.
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Re:Sweden: higher Covid-19 death rate while failing to colle... by makomk on Wednesday July 08, 2020 @04:39AM (#23768057)
Emphasis strongly on the "may" - we've seen how well that worked in Australia, which is now having to gradually impose lockdowns.
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Re:Sweden: higher Covid-19 death rate while failing to colle... by cma on Wednesday July 08, 2020 @05:14AM (#23768233)
How about Vietnam. Extensive contact tracing during each new flare up. Only 400 cases or so. It is extremely cheap to control it early.
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