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Britain is so close to continental Europe that being an island is irrelevant. Also, it has a population of 66 million compared to NZ’s 5 on just as small an island.


1. New Zealand isn't "an island", there's two, one is slightly bigger and has less people.

2. Is your implication that the UK is so close to the mainland that the covid numbers are high due to people coming over in rafts? In that case the UK should have lower covid numbers because it has a much larger navy covering a the english channel, irish sea, and the north sea. Where as NZ has to cover the entire south pacific.


For #2, there are people crossing in boats https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-kent-58100694 (and I don't think there's enough will to use the Navy to stop them).


1. Sure, it's a figure of speech. And the number is way greater than two, if we're going to be nitpicky.

2. My point is that there's way more people entering, leaving, and going from A to B for whatever reason. Not trying to judge people, just stating a fact here.




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