Islands check
Osborne ’19 [Citing Nick Wilson, from the University of Otago. Hannah, 10-3-2019, "These are the best places on Earth to survive a global pandemic threatening to wipe humans out—according to scientists", Newsweek, https://www.newsweek.com/countries-safest-global-pandemic-human-extinction-1462869]
In the event of a global pandemic threatening mankind with extinction, Australia and New Zealand would be the best safe havens where humans could survive and eventually repopulate the planet, scientists have said. "Discoveries in biotechnology could see a genetically-engineered pandemic threaten the survival of our species," Nick Wilson, from the University of Otago, said in a statement. "Though carriers of disease can easily circumvent land borders, a closed self-sufficient island could harbour an isolated, technologically-adept population that could repopulate the earth following a disaster."