The point about the early lockdowns is they were effective and were lifted quickly. While the borders remained shut, life in NZ was fairly unrestricted at first and almost uniquely so. The virus was at first eliminated.
So the popularity of the lockdowns was that they worked and allowed more time with more freedoms and fewer restrictions than elsewhere.
It wasn’t that lockdowns were popular for themselves- it was that they were much better for everyone, especially business, than piecemeal restrictions which just resulted in continued virus spread and deaths.
So the popularity of the lockdowns was that they worked and allowed more time with more freedoms and fewer restrictions than elsewhere.
It wasn’t that lockdowns were popular for themselves- it was that they were much better for everyone, especially business, than piecemeal restrictions which just resulted in continued virus spread and deaths.
The virus was never eliminated