From cops on beaches in Australia to going lockdown-free in Sweden, how nations around the world dealt with Covid
downplayed the true danger in the early days and sidelined experts. State lockdowns in the first stages of the pandemic included stay-at-home orders, the banning of large gatherings and mandatory use of masks.The US suffered 614,000 deaths – the most of any country. There is still high levels of vaccine hesitancy in parts of the country.WHAT DID IT DO?
President Jair Bolsonaro dismissed Covid as a “little flu” and suggested the jab could turn you into a “crocodile”. He also defied social distancing guidelines before catching coronavirus himself.A leading epidemiologist said in June Brazil could have saved 400,000 lives if it had applied stricter social distancing rules and launched a vaccination programme earlier.Avoided full lockdown, instead relying on voluntary measures in a bid for herd immunity.
Imposed a strict lockdown including at schools and building sites after it became the first European nation to be hard hit by the virus.Death rate worse than other large European nations. Higher full-vaccine rates than France or Germany. Proof of vaccination or immunity required for eating at restaurants and entry to pools, theatres, museums and cinemas.WHAT DID IT DO?
Acted speedily in cancelling large gatherings in February last year after the country’s third coronavirus case. Strict fines were levied on those who broke lockdown rules.Extra police deployed to holiday island hotspots after a worrying spread of the Delta variant. Its government said Mykonos and Ios were “one step” away from further restrictions being imposed.WHAT DID IT DO?
“Cluster-buster” contact tracers damped down outbreaks with pinpoint testing. Social distancing in crowded spaces. Mask use already widespread due to previous airborne pandemics.Emergency measures include an alcohol ban at restaurants and karaoke bars and shortened opening hours.Workers and family members bring bodies of Covid victims for cremation near multiple funeral pyres in New Delhi7.
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