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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsNew Zealand has now gone 100 days with no new local COVID-19 cases
and it hasn't been on lockdown since JuneNew Zealand has made it 100 days without a single new local case of COVID-19, the country's Ministry of Health announced Sunday.
The public health milestone comes as coronavirus cases are spiking in other countries, including nearby Australia. The total number of cases in the US surpassed 5 million Sunday by contrast, New Zealand has only reported 1,219 cases of the virus, most in April and May, and 23 of those cases remain active.
"It has been 100 days since the last case of Covid-19 was acquired locally from an unknown source," the health ministry said in a statement Sunday. "No additional cases are reported as having recovered, so there are still 23 active cases of Covid-19 in managed isolation facilities."
New Zealand took an early, aggressive approach to stop the spread of the virus. The country of 5 million people entered a hard lockdown in April that closed schools and nearly all businesses, including food delivery. By June, most restrictions were lifted in the country, but New Zealand's borders remain closed to foreigners and incoming New Zealanders are required self-quarantine for two weeks after arriving.
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New Zealand has now gone 100 days with no new local COVID-19 cases (Original Post)
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
Aug 2020
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(70,502 posts)1. FYI science works .... New Zealand has now gone 100 days with no new local COVID-19 cases
All these deaths are on Trump and his enablers.
Cha
(297,196 posts)2. That's how you do IT!! New Zealand!
New Zealand took an early, aggressive approach to stop the spread of the virus. The country of 5 million people entered a hard lockdown in April that closed schools and nearly all businesses, including food delivery. By June, most restrictions were lifted in the country, but New Zealand's borders remain closed to foreigners and incoming New Zealanders are required self-quarantine for two weeks after arriving.