Oh, dear. New Zealand going for another lockdown. How many times does this have to happen before governments get the message that lockdowns will not rid them of this virus?
The lockdown did get rid of the virus. The problem is they opened the borders afterwards and someone has then gone and brought it back in. So it's not that lockdowns don't work, the problem is people travelling around the world. If every county in the world was to strictly close all borders I reckon the whole world could get better control of this virus. Right now it's free to roam around where it wants which of course is another option. Allow it to roam around and do what it likes until it burns out and accept the consequences which means killing off many people and lots more stress and strain on health services now and in the future. Many folk who recover from a serious case end up with lifelong damage to organs including brain damage in some cases. So it's a case of either paying for it now in one lump sum and getting it over and done with or pay for it in bits and drabs that add up to larger amount over a longer period of time. There is no such thing as save the economy as we end up paying for it in one way or the other.