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Prof.Higgins

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4. Australia is close to elimination also due to fed and state leaders effectively locking down. Plus

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Mon Apr 27, 2020, 08:06 AM

Apr 2020

testing done at one of the highest rates per capita in the world. After the American media's coverage of Australia's recent terrible bushfires, it's strange that they now ignore the significant difference between Trump's failed response to COVID-19 in February/March and that of the Aussie Prime Minister in consultation with all its states and territories.

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New Zealand claims 'elimination' of coronavirus with new cases in single digits [View all] Omaha Steve Apr 2020 OP

next step is testing to see all who had it and those that didn't and how to preopare for the next beachbumbob Apr 2020 #1

USA will say hold my beer and watch this IronLionZion Apr 2020 #2

In the same amount of time as the US had, NZ achieved safety and can reopen. Lonestarblue Apr 2020 #3

Australia is close to elimination also due to fed and state leaders effectively locking down. Plus Prof.Higgins Apr 2020 #4

Trump is the biggest reason we are not doing better JI7 Apr 2020 #5

He is nearly the Only reason. He destroyed the organized reponse teams Ford_Prefect Apr 2020 #8

New Zealand has a total population a bit bigger than the city of Los Angeles BumRushDaShow Apr 2020 #6

It also has the whole, ya know ... ISLAND thing going for it as well. mr_lebowski Apr 2020 #9

Why can't we have nice things too? Ohiogal Apr 2020 #7