The effect of walls of all kinds has often been overestimated in history.
The most recent example is provided by the Australian government.
She had hoped to be able to eliminate the corona virus by rigorously sealing off her island.
At times, not even Australian citizens were allowed to return home from abroad.
These extreme excesses were eliminated some time ago.
In two weeks, a few breaches are to be made in the walls of Fortress Australia.
Vaccinated persons are allowed to enter.
It can be assumed that economic constraints were the main reason for this.
"Down Under" is a very popular destination for tourists.
Foreclosure leads to nothing
The new everyday life is of course still much more complicated than the old one before the pandemic.
The central government in Canberra has announced the relief.
Individual states, however, will continue to apply stricter rules.
Such a situation would have led to lengthy discussions about an administrative "patchwork" elsewhere.
But pragmatic Australians are more likely to welcome gradual progress than to get bogged down in disputes over principles.
Above all, it is important to realize that a virus cannot be kept away in the long term.
This has not yet reached China's leadership, for example.