While others faltered, we acted decisively February 4, 2021 — 10.30pm Normal text size Credit:llustration: Cathy Wilcox To submit a letter to The Age, email letters@theage.com.au. Please include your home address and telephone number. COVID-19 While others faltered, we acted decisively Chris Uhlmann says: ″Lockdowns have already exacted a price that cannot be measured in dollars or over the short term and the yo-yo imprisonment of cities will eventually cripple communities economically and psychologically.″ (Opinion, 3/2) Recently, my friend wrote to me from Germany: ″I have corona blues, like many here. The European politicians know from Australia, New Zealand etc how to handle the pandemic. But they are not acting.″