Is NZ approach really the best way?

[Proudtocare]

NZ have had world wide praise for their handling of this pandemic. Today 4 new cases and a full lockdown. As opposed to 1, 148 new cases in the UK today. However, is this reality the best approach? How about if we have another 2 years before a suitable vaccine?NZ cant close its borders forever? And when they do it will be like opening the floodgates. We are like two massive extremes.

Well they are having a lot more fun than us and their internal economy is fully open.

British approach seems to be 'put fingers in ears, hope it goes away'!

Just thinking and I dont think a lot of our work sectors could function without workers from overseas. That must be part of the reason for not closing our borders I would think.

We're very different countries though. I don't think it translates really. Their population is tiny compared to ours etc

It’s the best approach for them I don’t believe it is possible for a more density popular country with an already large amount of community transmission to achieve what they have. I decided that after Australia saw its raise in cases if they cannot achieve what New Zealand has there is no way we can!

Where did these new cases come from, do they know ?

@SirVixofVixHall

Where did these new cases come from, do they know ?

A family, so close transmission between them but have no idea of the source. They havent left the country or been in contact with anyone who has come in(not that they're allowed)

New Zealand has 8 times as many sheep as people. That fact blew me away when I heard it!

@SirVixofVixHall

Where did these new cases come from, do they know ?

That is what confused me. The only thing I can think of is maybe (this is very far fetched), someone has come in (I think there are certain reasons you can be allowed in), done their quarantine, but actually been asymptomatic and maybe we may remain contagious for longer than we think/know.

The other idea could be, when those two cases were set free from quarantine early (to later be found positive) then they have infected someone who has remained asymptomatic and maybe it has been low level circulating since (asymptomatic cases or people thinking it is normal viruses as supposedly covid isn't there), these new cases could be people who are feeling worse so have by chance gone and got tested .

As I say far fetched ideas but I really can't see how it has got in and circulating again. I really hope this Auckland lockdown squashes it again.

Or could it have travelled in on a package or parcel?

@Zizzagaaaaahtt

New Zealand has 8 times as many sheep as people. That fact blew me away when I heard it!

No way??

Maybe the sheep have been incubating it? 😄

People can test positive again long after they have recovered. I believe it's called viral shredding?

They're a lot stricter on biosecurity than we are, and it's easy to close their borders, being an island (it should also be easier for the UK for that reason.) So it makes more sense for them to do it this way than it would in many other countries.