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Re:No new locally-acquired coronavirus cases in Australia ye... by TheBlight on Sunday November 01, 2020 @11:29AM (#24960508)
We'll see I guess but I'm extremely skeptical.
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Re:No new locally-acquired coronavirus cases in Australia ye... by hn_throwaway_99 on Sunday November 01, 2020 @11:32AM (#24960544)
I mean, it appears to be working in New Zealand. Island countries with relatively small populations seem like the places where this approach is feasible.
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Re:No new locally-acquired coronavirus cases in Australia ye... by dingaling on Sunday November 01, 2020 @03:15PM (#24962123)
NZ is keeping coronavirus out by shutting-down the tourist industry that constitutes 10% of employment and 6% of GDP

So it's a race between economic damage and global vaccination.

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