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Re:Heavily mutated coronavirus variant puts scientists on alert by tjpnz on Thursday November 25, 2021 @06:35PM (#29346064)
>So far china has been able to basically be covid-free by using local strategies, something we havent seen in the west

This was effectively the approach New Zealand took but it wasn't sustainable. Maybe it would be more effective when implemented by an authoritarian regime (although difficult to measure given issues with transparency) but even then it won't last. China's going to have to start learning to live with Covid like every other country has had to.

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Re:Heavily mutated coronavirus variant puts scientists on alert by cblconfederate on Friday November 26, 2021 @06:00AM (#29349131)
The EU is already acting to stop flights from south africa in an attempt to contain the spread. I think the world is finally adopting the New zealand strategy: local, stringent lockdowns. We are not yet ready to try to "live with covid", because it's too dangerous and we can't treat it "like the flu" until we have widely used effective antivirals.
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