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Re:Norwegian experts say blood clots were caused by the Astr... by logicchains on Thursday March 18, 2021 @10:07AM (#26502816)
>Asians countries are booming since their economy wasn't affected because the stringent lock downs controlled the virus.

The biggest "Asian" countries excluding China, Japan and Korea, didn't have hard lockdowns like in New York or California (Japan's constitution didn't even allow it), just voluntary social distancing and early closure recommendations, and effective contact tracing. China had lockdowns but it's economic numbers are extremely unreliable.

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Re:Norwegian experts say blood clots were caused by the Astr... by blululu on Thursday March 18, 2021 @10:33AM (#26503114)
Hard vs Soft lock down is maybe a difficult distinction. Excluding China, Korea and Japan is a lot but Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand, Taiwan and Singapore all had lockdowns that were stricter (more observed and more enforced) than anything in California. Of course a lockdown has less impact when it is not really enforced (California) and you could make the case that near universal mask wearing has been a bigger boost to most Asian countries’s efforts to stop Covid-19.
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