New Zealand lifts lockdown as it declares COVID19 eliminated, for now | via nytimes
Crowds will gather again in New Zealand’s restaurants. Weddings will include as many hugs and guests as the happy couple wants — and even social distancing will not be needed.
The country of 5 million people is one of only a few nations that appear to have eradicated the virus, at least for now. Iceland is another. The country had already begun to ease some initial measures first put in place March 25 when it shut most businesses, closed schools and required residents to stay at home. At the time, the country outlined a four-stage plan to move toward some semblance of normalcy.
Ardern also announced that QR codes would be appearing wherever people gather. She asked businesses to remind people to scan the codes into the government’s contact tracing app to make any future outbreak easier to track and isolate.Ardern has been praised internationally for her approach to New Zealand’s outbreak, which was among the most stringent in the world.
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