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What does "the community" refer to? The context seems to tell the reader that it refers to "the nation (New Zealand)". That is, the speaker sees the entire country as a community.
I am not sure.
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How has the mood in New Zealand changed?
The new cases have been a shock. When they were announced, New Zealand had experienced more than 100 days with no identified community transmission, despite extensive testing. The country was at its lowest alert level, which allows near-normal activities, albeit with strict controls requiring travellers from overseas to remain in a quarantine facility for two weeks. There was a general feeling that we had beaten the virus — although government officials and public-health experts were warning against complacency.
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Amanda Kvalsvig says the new cases have come as a shock to the community
Source: Nature 14 AUGUST 2020
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-02402-5
I am not sure.
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How has the mood in New Zealand changed?
The new cases have been a shock. When they were announced, New Zealand had experienced more than 100 days with no identified community transmission, despite extensive testing. The country was at its lowest alert level, which allows near-normal activities, albeit with strict controls requiring travellers from overseas to remain in a quarantine facility for two weeks. There was a general feeling that we had beaten the virus — although government officials and public-health experts were warning against complacency.
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Amanda Kvalsvig says the new cases have come as a shock to the community
Source: Nature 14 AUGUST 2020
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-02402-5
