Life has been normal, other than the need to wear masks and scan QR codes when entering shops to enable contact tracing. There has been very little actual risk and fear of infection.
We haven't had a lockdown, and until recently, cases were below 10 per day. You can go a long way with good quarantine and testing policies.
Now the cat is out of the bag, and Omicron will soon be everywhere, but the health system will be able to handle it.
Tight quarantine gave us the opportunity to get people vaccinated. It was initially difficult due to lack of vaccines and interference from mainland China. The vaccination rate is now above 85%. There are still people who have been resistant due to the global anti-vax movement. This will cause unnecessary deaths, particularly in the elderly.
My main criticism of the government was that they have been unnecessarily strict in issuing resident visas. They also could have been clearer about how long people on temporary visas could extend them.