Read it and weep Anders Tegnell.
How New Zealand Used Evidence-Based Policies to Beat The Pandemic
"The day the US mourned reaching a tragic milestone - 100,000 novel coronavirus deaths - people on the other side of the world in New Zealand celebrated a much more hopeful one: No new coronavirus cases over the prior five days.
What's more, the country's last hospitalized coronavirus patient was discharged, officials said during a press briefing on May 27, according to CBS. Now, only 21 people in the country have active COVID-19 cases.
Overall, the country confirmed about 1,500 cases and 21 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins' Coronavirus Resource Centre. Meanwhile, the US has confirmed 1.74 million cases (and counting) and, again, more than 100,000 deaths.
Of course, New Zealand is a much smaller country, with a population of 4.8 million to the US's 328.2 million, and more sparsely populated too - 46 people per square mile compared to 94 people per square mile in the US. That alone hinders the coronavirus's ability to spread.
But overall, like Australia, the country has reported smaller-than-average coronavirus cases and deaths when compared to other Western nations."
"Experts say it's more than luck, but rather early lockdown efforts, citizen's adherence to the rules, widespread testing and contact tracing, and good communication that are the keys to its success."
https://www.sciencealert.com/new-zealand-used-evidence-based-policies-to-beat-the-pandemic-and-it-s-working