Have Australia and New Zealand stopped Covid-19 in its tracks?
by Eleanor Ainge Roy in Dunedin and Ben Doherty in Sy from on (#51XTF)
Southern hemisphere neighbours have developed different strategies but both are working - for now
Its more than 35,000km (21,750 miles) of coastline was always going to be Australia's strongest advantage in keeping coronavirus at bay, but even so, the speed with which it was used was breathtaking.
Without warning on Thursday 19 March, the Australian prime minister, Scott Morrison, announced: "Australia is closing its borders to all-non citizens". The ban was effective from 9pm the next day.
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