When did you start?

Because of the incubation period, covid numbers are effectively delayed 2 weeks. That is to say, there's a 2 week delay between the time your government changes policies and when you see the effect of those policies on covid case numbers. It took us awhile too - after they brought the lockdown into effect our numbers kept going up for awhile - which was terrifying. But the numbers trended down eventually.

December 26th, in order to not get in the way of Christmas celebrations. Since our numbers dropped by half, they're looking to reopen on the 8th.

Looking at the case numbers, that looks pretty similar to the numbers here in Victoria. You're down from a peak of 3000/day on Jan 9, (as predicted, a couple weeks after your brought your lockdowns into effect) down to 1600/day.

Looks like the policy is working and you'll hit 0 if you keep it up for a few more months. Why are you stopping?

Good question. It's reported as pressure from store owners and the local religious community. Returning vacationers are also against it. Legally, it has to be a temporary measure, so it has to be a hard deadline for reconsideration - perhaps, they might actually extend it.