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Re:Covid in Sydney: Military deployed to help enforce lockdown by SpicyLemonZest on Friday July 30, 2021 @03:49AM (#28005525)
Are they a proven tool? The article says that "despite five weeks of lockdown, infections in the nation's largest city continue to spread".
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Re:Covid in Sydney: Military deployed to help enforce lockdown by boatmansloth on Friday July 30, 2021 @04:03AM (#28005618)
NSW basically did a fake lockdown and took their sweet time in even getting to that point. Other states like Victoria and South Australia have locked down quick, hard, and within two weeks effectively eliminated community transmission.
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Re:Covid in Sydney: Military deployed to help enforce lockdown by senectus1 on Friday July 30, 2021 @10:34PM (#28014709)
WA says "yes"

when you do it properly, and lock down hard and fast. this half arsed and poorly communicated bullshit is whats screwing NSW right now. not to mention the poor compliance.

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