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New Zealand reopens economy after declaring country COVID-19 free

Muhammad A. Aliyu
By Muhammad A. Aliyu
Published: June 8, 2020
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The Prime Minister of New Zealand, Jacinda Ardern, on Monday, declared the country free of COVID-19.

Ardern in a press briefing noted that no new case has been reported in 17 days and no patient is receiving treatment at hospital for the disease.

New Zealand recorded 1504 COVID-19 cases and lost 22 people to the COVID-19 virus.

In the briefing, the PM announced that schools, offices, restaurants will be opened and there will be no limitations on gatherings.

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She said: “We have tested almost 40,000 people for COVID-19 in the past 17 days and none have tested positive. We had no one in the hospital for COVID-19 for twelve days. It’s been 40 days since the last day of community transmission; 22 days since the person finished self- isolation.

“And so today, I can announce the cabinet as agreed that we will now move to level 1 to get our economy fully opened again.

“Our goal was to come out the other side, as quickly and as safely as we could, to a place where our borders continue to be our first line of defence.

“But all current rules and restrictions on businesses and services are essentially lifted.

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“Today, 75 days later, we are ready.”

The Prime Minister said citizens of the country had “united in unprecedented ways to crush the virus’’ but needed to remain vigilant.

She said: “We have won the battle but we must remain vigilant if we want to keep it that way.

“We almost certainly will see cases here again. That is not a sign we have failed, it is a reality of this virus.

“While we’re in a safer, stronger position there’s still no easy path back to pre-COVID-19 life but the determination and focus we have had on our health response will now be vested in our economic rebuild.

“There’s no denying this is a milestone.

“Thank you, New Zealand.”

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