PATTRICK SMELLIE: Hooray for level 1. Now what?

PATTRICK SMELLIE: Hooray for level 1. Now what?
Pattrick Smellie
Faced with catastrophic risk, humans react with two visceral emotions: dread and outrage. For the past three months in New Zealand, covid-19 has produced both in ample measure, and on two fronts that have often been seen as diametrically opposed. There has been dread about the health impact of the virus and outrage, particularly in the earlier phases of the lockdown, at any perceived breaching of the rules of physical isolation and travel restrictions. Adults over 50, accustomed to bending the rules to suit themselves, found to their s...

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