[ouchjars]

The virus can't "continue from where it left off" if there's nobody left in the country infected by it.

If it turns out there were a few infections left, or one slipped through quarantine for arriving travellers, the health system has enough capacity to perform testing for anyone with even mild symptoms, and comprehensively contact trace.

This has worked for several countries.

[jeofken]

> The virus can't "continue from where it left off" if there's nobody left in the country infected by it.

If every member of our species is convinced to quarantine for a month, the disease could maybe be eradicated, but this is clearly not realistic. Herding cats is easier.

[makomk]

Even quarantining everyone for a whole month probably wouldn't do it. Did you see that article about the immunosupressed woman who was spraying out viable Covid-19 virus for like 70 days without any visible symptoms of Covid?