Why New Zealand decided to go for full elimination of the coronavirus | New Scientist

Why New Zealand decided to go for full elimination of the coronavirus | New Scientist

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“I thought we should do it in the reverse order and throw everything at the pandemic at the start.”

Epidemiologist Michael Baker, who contributed to New Zealand’s much-lauded coronavirus strategy, explains why he recommended that the country go hard on lockdown to give time to strengthen its “woeful” testing and contact-tracing capacities. (New Scientist | 4 min read)