New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Arden
- New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced a strict nationwide lockdown due to a new Covid-19 case.
- The last reported Covid-19 community case in New Zealand was in February.
- According to strict 4-level lockout rules, schools, offices and all businesses will be closed and only basic services will be provided.
WELLINGTON-New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern imposed a strict lockdown on the country after reporting a new coronavirus case in his largest city, Auckland on Tuesday, for six months. The first case.
Starting Wednesday, the entire territory of New Zealand will be sealed off for three days, while Auckland and the Coromandel (the coastal towns where the infected have also stayed) will be sealed off for seven days.
After the implementation of the most stringent 4-level lockdown rule, schools, offices, and all businesses will be closed, and only basic services will be able to operate.
Ardern said at the press conference: “The best thing we can do is to get out of trouble as soon as possible.”
she says:
The basis for our decision is that it is better to start with a high point and then lower the level, not a low point, do not control the virus and see it move quickly.
Ardern said the authorities assumed that the new case was a Delta variant infection, although this has not been confirmed. She said that there may be other situations.
The last reported Covid-19 community case in New Zealand was in February.
New Zealand has adopted a “hard and early” strategy to help it almost eliminate Covid-19 at home. Although its international borders are basically still closed, people can live without restrictions.
The country has reported approximately 2500 confirmed coronavirus cases and 26 related deaths.
After the blockade was announced, the New Zealand dollar fell 1.5% to 0.6926 US dollars.
The day before the news was released, as the economy boomed, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand was expected to become the first central bank in developed countries to raise interest rates since the pandemic.
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