Cases per million over a country does not automatically follow exponential growth. An overall average figure ignores the likelihood that some regions will be virus-free, and that people in those areas can largely normal lives until the next outbreak comes in from the outside.
I do think China’s zero COVID goal is at least sane, even though the cost is high and some of their policy details are pretty terrible from the points of view of both effectiveness and tolerability. I am very glad that elimination is still being attempted by at least one country in the world. We may need to learn from their measures if (or more realistically when) some strain with substantially greater lethality starts spreading.
Cases per million over a country does not automatically follow exponential growth. An overall average figure ignores the likelihood that some regions will be virus-free, and that people in those areas can largely normal lives until the next outbreak comes in from the outside.
I do think China’s zero COVID goal is at least sane, even though the cost is high and some of their policy details are pretty terrible from the points of view of both effectiveness and tolerability. I am very glad that elimination is still being attempted by at least one country in the world. We may need to learn from their measures if (or more realistically when) some strain with substantially greater lethality starts spreading.