WELLINGTON: New Zealand on Sunday (Aug 22) conceded its ambitious \u0022COVID zero\u0022 elimination strategy may no longer be viable and an outbreak of the virulent Delta variant spread further. COVID-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins reported a further 21 cases in a virus cluster that emerged in Auckland last wee
WELLINGTON: New Zealand on Sunday conceded its ambitious"COVID zero" elimination strategy may no longer be viable and an outbreak of the virulent Delta variant spread further.
"The scale of infectiousness and the speed at which the virus has spread is something that, despite all the best preparations in the world, has put our system under strain," he told TVNZ. The New Zealand outbreak has underlined the country's slow vaccination rollout and prompted accusations the government became lax after its early success dealing with the pandemic.
"The government's complacency and inability to ensure supply and delivery of the vaccine has made us all sitting ducks, completely vulnerable to the Delta variant when it inevitably got into the community," he said.
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