Mobile data shows which European countries took lockdown seriously

Re:Mobile data shows which European countries took lockdown ... by viraptor on Tuesday December 29, 2020 @07:43AM (#25569199)

Australia/Victoria. Long, strict lockdown, with separation into metro area and regional rules. It brought the cases down to 0 for a month (now single cases are acquired from NSW, but that's a separate story).

I'm not sure if the difference from the European countries is in people complying or with good implementation (clear, short rules). Either way, spread inside the city (so the island / sparse pop arguments are irrelevant) has been eliminated.

The difference in rules simplicity and exclusions is visible. Compare for example official rules for UK's level 3 only https://www.gov.uk/guidance/tier-3-very-high-alert with Victoria's 3 steps all together on this page https://www.health.gov.au/resources/publications/3-step-fram...

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Re:Mobile data shows which European countries took lockdown ... by xmodem on Tuesday December 29, 2020 @07:59AM (#25569325)

Indeed, Victoria was recording 700 cases per day in August. Lockdowns are painful, sure, but there can be no doubt they work. The more you lock down, the more painful it will be, but the quicker you'll slow the spread.

I'm in Sweden at the moment and I've essentially locked myself down, even though its not legally required.

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