in nz We had more people died of spanish influenza than world war 1 casualties combined. when it got to samoa which is a tiny island nation, it devastated their population.
We had about 14 deaths here of covid-19 and some cases in the hospital up the road from me. But many have recovered thank God. I think it didnt spread as badly here because of lockdown measures. But we had warning about it, its just that the people travelling overseas that picked it up had no symptoms at first and they could have been infectious and didnt quarantine.
we had clusters traced back to weddings, resthomes and boarding schools, where it can spread quickly. Hopefully there is no second wave of it here but borders such as they are are remaining closed.
Just as the Israelites obeyed and stayed at home and had a passover dinner, we did the same and stayed at home and had dinner with our own families. Although I dont recall how long they need to stay put for as Pharoah let them go after his firstborn son died.