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Re:Corona Game: A simulation of how Covid-19 spreads by austhrow743 on Thursday July 08, 2021 @02:59AM (#27769083)
The core issue you and everyone else who makes this islands arguement is intentionally ignoring is that no country has been flooded with covid spreaders through a practical inability to enforce its borders. That Czechia or anywhere else doesn't only have people coming in through a couple specific locations is a policy decision. They could effectively be an island if they wanted to.
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Re:Corona Game: A simulation of how Covid-19 spreads by bpodgursky on Thursday July 08, 2021 @10:06AM (#27772100)
The US has tried and failed for 80 years to close its southern border.

Unless you're suggesting the US station ten million soldiers on the border and shoot anyone who tries to enter (hint: this is not politically feasible) closing the US is hopeless.

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Re:Corona Game: A simulation of how Covid-19 spreads by EdwardDiego on Friday July 09, 2021 @02:36AM (#27781010)
How much Covid came from Mexico, and not through the airports? The Mexican border is a trojan horse in this discussion.
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Re:Corona Game: A simulation of how Covid-19 spreads by bpodgursky on Friday July 09, 2021 @11:24AM (#27784634)
It doesn't matter "how much" came through. If even a handful of cases come through the border, and you have no internal restrictions, it's exponential spread. You either have 100% hard borders, or there's no point.
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