Why the exit is hard and how to get there:
There is typically significant societal support to go from 10,000 to 1,000 or even 100 cases: individuals see their friends and family getting sick and governments fear political backlash from overflowing hospitals.
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There is typically significant societal support to go from 10,000 to 1,000 or even 100 cases: individuals see their friends and family getting sick and governments fear political backlash from overflowing hospitals.
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But maintaining lockdown measures to get from 100 cases per day to 1 can seem unnecessary to individuals, businesses, and governments. However, failing to maintain the closure will allow cases to rise again.
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The key to complete the elimination process once the cases become low is achieving conscious recognition and public appreciation of the final stage of the process, the countdown to zero.
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The use of the Green Zone strategy makes this much more feasible, as local areas are rewarded for eliminating transmission locally. When an individual knows their neighborhood has new cases they can take restrictions seriously even if the country as a whole has very few.
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