Posted on 08/31/2021 10:28:01 AM PDT by John Semmens
In response to a COVID death toll of 91 people out of a population of 5.3 million (a rate of 0.0017%), the state of New South Wales government has issued a severe lockdown decree. Every resident has been ordered to stay in his home and can only leave to buy food, see a doctor, or go to work in businesses declared essential. If they do leave the house for one of the approved purposes they are under strict orders to wear a mask and not talk to anyone they might encounter while outside.
Premier Gladys Berejiklian called on all citizens "to help enforce these restrictions by informing on anyone they suspect is outdoors without good reason. Police can't be everywhere. We need people who are loyal to the government to help us spot those who are not so they can be properly punished. If we are ever to defeat this virus universal obedience to government health directives is essential."
Meanwhile in the nearby island nation of New Zealand, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern ordered a strict lockdown policy after it was reported that a 58 year old man may have contracted the delta variant of COVID. She defended her draconian mandate, claiming that "everyone is in agreement with this strategy. There is no need for discussion or debate among any of us about that because that is the safest option for us while we continue to vaccinate our people."
Ardern professed herself "unconcerned about both the fading effectiveness of the vaccines against the delta variant and the very low fatality rates compared to earlier this year. As long as COVID presents a threat to any person we must not shy away from trying whatever expedient we can to stop this disease whether it works or not." Since the pandemic began 26 New Zealanders—0.0000005% of the countries 5.1 million population—have died of COVID.
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