Each of those decisions came with a cost itself. Some of that cost is borne by everyday New Zealanders who have to abide by alert level restrictions, some of it is borne by businesses who are restricted in the amount that they can trade, and some of it is borne by New Zealanders offshore who cannot easily return to New Zealand. But all of that sacrifice is worth it today when we can say that, tragically, it is 27 people who have died—but it is only 27 people who have died.