"Belgium, which has the worst Covid death rate in the world"

It's well established that Belgium counts differently, giving high fatality numbers. Like we used to do, but worse. They even count suspected cases as definite.

The return in NZ is what, a handful of cases? Which is inevitable, but not uncontrollable. And doesn't mean that lockdown doesn't work, it's more about how the unlocking is managed.

And yes, the economy has suffered. But over 40,000 people have died. And yes, more will continue to do so due to pressure on the NHS and reluctance to come forward. But, given the information available at the time, I think it's telling that even Johnson/Cummings went for lockdown. Because it was the lesser of two evils.