Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern - 'New Zealand has won the battle against Covid-19 as...
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern - 'New Zealand has won the battle against Covid-19 as...
Jacinda Ardern, the Prime Minister of New Zealand has announced that the country has won the battle’ against Coronavirus as she prepares to ease strict lockdown rules put in place to limit the spread of the disease.
At 11.59pm on Monday, New Zealand will lift its level-4 lockdown which has been in place for more than four weeks and move to Level Three.
With the new development, retailers, restaurants, and schools will be allowed to reopen on a smaller scale.
Schools will reopen on Wednesday for children up to Year 10 who cannot study from home, or whose parents need to return to work.
About one million New Zealanders are expected to return to work, provided they have a Covid-19 control plan in place, with appropriate health and safety and physical distancing measures.
Ms. Ardern told citizens to keep to their “bubble,” meaning a small collection of relatives, or close friends and to ensure they remain 2m apart from all people outside of those groups.
The prime minister added that New Zealand would remain on a level-3 lockdown for a fortnight before officials decided on whether to transition to level 2.
However, Ardern warned there was no certainty about when all transmission can be eliminated, allowing a return to normal life.
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The easing of restrictions came as New Zealand reported only one new case of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, taking the total to 1,122 with 19 deaths.
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