Radio New Zealand (August 17)
Going into a national lock down “buys us some time to see results of testing and contact tracing to assess how widely the outbreak has spread.” So far, there’s only one case, but he may have infected others. “One thing we’ve learned from watching Sydney over the past two months is that half-measures can quickly lead to disaster…. Our best option is to go hard now and then relax later if it turns out we have avoided the worst…. With Delta there are no second chances.”
Tags: Contact tracing, Delta, Disaster, Half-measures, Lock down, Outbreak, Relax, Second chances, Spread, Sydney, Testing
Bloomberg (August 6)
“Efficient and incorruptible as the government has been, though, it would benefit from a bit more dissent.” As Singapore turns 50, the biggest danger is groupthink. “After 50 years of ceaseless striving, Singapore can afford to relax just a little. If it wants to keep amazing the world, and to extend its miracle into a new era, it may have to do just that.”
Tags: Ceaseless striving, Dissent, Efficient, Government, Groupthink, Incorruptible, Relax, Singapore