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Originally Posted by Alfisti
Australia did lock down harder than north america and europe.
- Flights from China were stopped late January
- When the borders were shut they were shut hard, no excuses like elsewhere. I mean we still have snowbirds from Canada going to FLorida, fuck em they can stay there for all I care, shouldn't let them back in
- International travel banned outside of a few exceptions
- Quotas and caps on incoming travel (expats returning)
- Forced quarantine from all returning xpats, this has been the biggie as a staggering amount of people test positive when getting off international flights
- International students sent home
- State borders closed with physical checks in place
- Re-opened slowly and carefully to avoid it getting a hold again and snuffed out flare ups quickly with this policy
- When an outbreak did occur in Melbourne (700 cases a day) they absolutely shut it down and have it down to a case or two a day by ringing the offending postal codes with a shut down
I see none of that here or in europe or north america, or very, very little.
Agree we were later on masks than we should have been, seems like everyone outside of asia fucked that up.
Nowhere is perfect, everyone could have done better but this whole excuse that it is just georgraphy is a myth.
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A nationwide travel ban from China took effect on January 31, 2020, with a few confirmed cases in the United States. If you remember, someone was heavily criticized for this.
No, your geography and the fact Australia has only 2 major areas is an enormous factor...not a myth.