New Zealand's level four coronavirus lockdown has been strict. Here are some of the differences with Australia
4 years, 8 months ago

New Zealand's level four coronavirus lockdown has been strict. Here are some of the differences with Australia

ABC  

New Zealanders have been living under some pretty tough lockdown restrictions for almost a month. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says New Zealand has done what few countries could do and stopped a "wave of devastation", with total confirmed and probable cases in New Zealand at 1,440, and 12 deaths. In New Zealand, the list of businesses that could physically stay open has been very limited — so that meant no quick stops at Kmart or popping to Bunnings for the general public. Bunnings in Australia is still open to the public with strict social distancing, but in New Zealand, stores were closed except for trade customers. And while delivery services are still rolling out hot food takeaways to Australians, getting a takeaway curry, coffee or burger has been banned in New Zealand.

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New Zealand admits it can no longer get rid of coronavirus
3 years, 3 months ago

New Zealand admits it can no longer get rid of coronavirus

Associated Press  

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand’s government acknowledged Monday what most other countries did long ago: It can no longer completely get rid of the coronavirus. Despite New Zealand going into the strictest form of lockdown after just a single local case was detected, it ultimately wasn’t enough to crush the outbreak entirely. “For this outbreak, it’s clear that long …

New Zealand admits it can no longer get rid of coronavirus
3 years, 3 months ago

New Zealand admits it can no longer get rid of coronavirus

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy New Zealand's government acknowledged Monday …

New Zealand admits it can no longer get rid of coronavirus
3 years, 3 months ago

New Zealand admits it can no longer get rid of coronavirus

India TV News  

New Zealand’s government acknowledged Monday what most other countries did long ago: It can no longer completely get rid of the coronavirus. Despite New Zealand going into the strictest form of lockdown after just a single local case was detected, it ultimately wasn’t enough to crush the outbreak entirely. Ardern said the elimination strategy had served the country incredibly well …

New Zealand admits it can no longer completely get rid of the coronavirus
3 years, 3 months ago

New Zealand admits it can no longer completely get rid of the coronavirus

LA Times  

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern arrives for a news conference in Wellington on Monday. New Zealand’s government acknowledged Monday what most other countries did long ago: It can no longer completely get rid of the coronavirus. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced a cautious plan to ease lockdown restrictions in the country’s largest city, Auckland, despite an outbreak there that …

New Zealand Covid: Jacinda Ardern extends strict lockdown for Auckland for at least another week
3 years, 4 months ago

New Zealand Covid: Jacinda Ardern extends strict lockdown for Auckland for at least another week

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy New Zealand prime minister announced …

New Zealand extends lockdown in virus-hit Auckland
3 years, 4 months ago

New Zealand extends lockdown in virus-hit Auckland

Deccan Chronicle  

WELLINGTON: New Zealand's largest city of Auckland will remain in strict Covid-19 lockdown for at least another week as a Delta variant outbreak "rumbles along", Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Monday. Ardern said the city's two million residents needed to abide by stay-at-home orders because of the emergence of several "mystery cases" which had not yet been linked to existing …

Coronavirus New Zealand: Lockdown to end in NZ but stay in place for Auckland after 20 new cases
3 years, 4 months ago

Coronavirus New Zealand: Lockdown to end in NZ but stay in place for Auckland after 20 new cases

Daily Mail  

Jacinda Ardern's government is ending New Zealand's lockdown outside Auckland after seeing a dip in COVID-19 cases. In a likely reference to Australia, Ms Ardern said 'what I don't want to do is make the mistake of moving too quickly and then seeing a resurgence because that has happened with Delta before' Places outside of NZ's biggest city will shift …

New Zealand stays in lockdown until Tuesday as its outbreak worsens
3 years, 4 months ago

New Zealand stays in lockdown until Tuesday as its outbreak worsens

ABC  

New Zealand is extending its nationwide lockdown until Tuesday as its COVID outbreak worsens with 70 new cases. Key points: Regions below Auckland will move down an alert level from Tuesday, August 31 Auckland and Northland may stay in lockdown for two weeks Public venues, bars and restaurants will remain closed under the lower alert level In a 1:00pm press …

COVID: Sydney lockdown extended, masks required outside
3 years, 4 months ago

COVID: Sydney lockdown extended, masks required outside

India TV News  

A lockdown in Australia’s largest city was extended throughout September and tougher measures to curb the coronavirus’s delta variant were imposed Friday, including a curfew and a mask mandate outdoors. New South Wales state, which includes Sydney, reported 642 locally acquired infections in the latest 24-hour period, the fourth consecutive day of tallies exceeding 600. Elsewhere in the Asia-Pacific region: …

Coronavirus Australia: New Zealand plunged into three-day lockdown over one case
3 years, 4 months ago

Coronavirus Australia: New Zealand plunged into three-day lockdown over one case

Daily Mail  

New Zealand has been plunged into a snap lockdown after a single mystery Covid case was found in Auckland, the nation's first locally-acquired case since February. New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern has announced the country will go into lockdown from 11.59pm Tuesday New Zealand and Australia have seen very few Covid cases per capita, one of the benefits of pursuing …

A single coronavirus case puts New Zealand into national lockdown
3 years, 4 months ago

A single coronavirus case puts New Zealand into national lockdown

LA Times  

Shoppers line up outside a supermarket in Auckland, New Zealand, on Tuesday. New Zealand’s government took drastic action Tuesday by putting the entire nation in strict lockdown for at least three days after finding a single case of community spread of the coronavirus. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern invoked some of the stirring rhetoric she used early in the pandemic by …

New Zealand ends snap virus lockdown in largest city
3 years, 10 months ago

New Zealand ends snap virus lockdown in largest city

Deccan Chronicle  

Wellington: New Zealand lifted a snap Covid-19 lockdown in its largest city Auckland on Wednesday, with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern expressing confidence the outbreak was contained. The stay-at-home order for the city of almost two million was issued on Sunday after three community cases emerged, the first lockdown in Auckland for almost six months. Ardern said the Auckland lockdown would …

New Zealand coronavirus: borders may stay shut for most of the year Jacinda Ardern says
3 years, 11 months ago

New Zealand coronavirus: borders may stay shut for most of the year Jacinda Ardern says

CNN  

New Zealand’s borders will remain closed for most of this year as the Covid-19 pandemic rages on, but the country will pursue travel arrangements with neighbouring Australia and other Pacific nations, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Tuesday. Medical authorities, meanwhile, may approve a Covid-19 vaccine as early as next week, Ardern said, as pressure mounts for a start to …

New Zealand Extends Auckland Lockdown, Australian Covid-19 Cases Fall To 7-week Low
4 years, 4 months ago

New Zealand Extends Auckland Lockdown, Australian Covid-19 Cases Fall To 7-week Low

News 18  

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Monday extended a coronavirus lockdown in the country’s largest city until the end of the week and introduced mandatory mask wearing on public transport across the nation. The Auckland lockdown, imposed on Aug. 11 after officials detected the country’s first locally acquired cases of COVID-19 in more than three months, had been scheduled …

New Zealand imposes 12-day lockdown in Auckland as it battles fresh Covid-19 outbreak
4 years, 5 months ago

New Zealand imposes 12-day lockdown in Auckland as it battles fresh Covid-19 outbreak

CNN  

CNN — New Zealand has extended a lockdown in its most populous city as the country battles a fresh community coronavirus outbreak that comes after months without anylocally transmitted cases. “We have got rid of Covid before … We can do all of that again.” Earlier Friday, New Zealand’s Director General of Health Dr. Ashley Bloomfield announced another 12 locally-transmitted …

New Zealand’s virus outbreak grows to 17 cases, likely to increase further
4 years, 5 months ago

New Zealand’s virus outbreak grows to 17 cases, likely to increase further

Deccan Chronicle  

Wellington: A puzzling new outbreak of the coronavirus in New Zealand’s largest city grew to 17 cases on Thursday, with officials saying the number will likely increase further. At this stage, though, it’s heartening to see them in one cluster.” Bloomfield said he expected that sooner or later the new cases would be linked to somebody who had arrived in …

New Zealand issues stay-at-home orders as COVID-19 makes a comeback
4 years, 5 months ago

New Zealand issues stay-at-home orders as COVID-19 makes a comeback

Deccan Chronicle  

Wellington: Health authorities in New Zealand were scrambling Wednesday to trace the source of a new outbreak of the coronavirus as the nation’s largest city went back into lockdown. Authorities said two of the people who had tested positive had travelled to the tourist city of Rotorua last weekend while suffering symptoms and they were now trying to track their …

Four COVID cases were enough for New Zealand to lock down Auckland. Here's what we know
4 years, 5 months ago

Four COVID cases were enough for New Zealand to lock down Auckland. Here's what we know

ABC  

New Zealand's biggest city is back in lockdown after the country recorded its first coronavirus cases in more than 100 days. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Auckland would move to stage 3 restrictions for three days as a "precautionary approach", while level 2 restrictions are being imposed in the rest of the country. "We are working hard to put together …

New Zealand reinstates coronavirus restrictions after first locally transmitted case in 102 days
4 years, 5 months ago

New Zealand reinstates coronavirus restrictions after first locally transmitted case in 102 days

CNN  

CNN — New Zealand’s most populous city has gone back under lockdown after new locally transmitted coronavirus cases broke the 102-day streak the country had gone without recording a local infection. New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern confirmed four new locally transmitted coronavirus cases on Tuesday night, and announced that Auckland will temporarily see level three restrictions introduced for three …

New Zealand reports return of coronavirus after 102 days
4 years, 5 months ago

New Zealand reports return of coronavirus after 102 days

Al Jazeera  

PM Arden orders Auckland into lockdown after four new locally transmitted cases found in the same family. New Zealand has announced its first locally transmitted coronavirus infections in more than 100 days, prompting Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to issue a stay-at-home lockdown order for the country’s largest city, Auckland. After New Zealand receiving global praise for its success in containing …

Coronavirus New Zealand: Jacinda Ardern floats idea of four-day week to boost economy post-lockdown
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus New Zealand: Jacinda Ardern floats idea of four-day week to boost economy post-lockdown

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A four-day week could boost …

After Days Of No New Coronavirus Cases, New Zealand Reopens Most Businesses
4 years, 8 months ago

After Days Of No New Coronavirus Cases, New Zealand Reopens Most Businesses

NPR  

After Days Of No New Coronavirus Cases, New Zealand Reopens Most Businesses Enlarge this image toggle caption Mark Baker/AP Mark Baker/AP After three consecutive days with no new coronavirus cases reported, New Zealand allowed most businesses to reopen on Thursday. New Zealand's prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, has even said that the country has "won battle" of widespread COVID-19 community transmission. …

How New Zealand ‘eliminated’ Covid-19 after weeks of lockdown
4 years, 8 months ago

How New Zealand ‘eliminated’ Covid-19 after weeks of lockdown

CNN  

Wellington, New Zealand CNN — After weeks of lockdown, New Zealand has achieved its ambitious goal of eliminating the coronavirus. “That does give us confidence that we’ve achieved our goal of elimination, which never meant zero but it does mean we know where our cases are coming from,” Ashley Bloomfield, New Zealand’s Director General of Health, said on Monday, adding …

April 27, 2020 coronavirus news
4 years, 8 months ago

April 27, 2020 coronavirus news

CNN  

An empty street is seen in Auckland, New Zealand, on March 26. Bradley White/Getty Images New Zealand will lift some of its strictest lockdown restrictions at midnight local time as the country moves from level 4 to a level 3 alert for two weeks. On Monday, New Zealand reported one new case, four “probable cases” and one new death. Ardern …

New Zealand to ease lockdown restrictions as virus cases drop
4 years, 8 months ago

New Zealand to ease lockdown restrictions as virus cases drop

Deccan Chronicle  

Wellington: New Zealand will ease a nationwide coronavirus lockdown next week after claiming success in stopping "an uncontrolled explosion" of the disease, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Monday. She said New Zealand would move its maximum Level Four COVID-19 alert to Level Three from late evening on Monday, April 27, and remain there for two weeks to assess the situation. …

What could a stage 3 coronavirus lockdown look like for Australia?
4 years, 9 months ago

What could a stage 3 coronavirus lockdown look like for Australia?

ABC  

Australians could face a stage 3 shutdown if the coronavirus pandemic gets worse. Key points: A public health expert says a stage 3 shutdown would send a clear message If Australia follows the UK's lead, retail shops could soon close International examples show newsagents, vets and hardware shops are essential businesses This week Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced stage 2 …

New Zealand annunounces month-long lockdown to contain virus outbreak
4 years, 9 months ago

New Zealand annunounces month-long lockdown to contain virus outbreak

Deccan Chronicle  

Wellington: New Zealand will impose a four-week lockdown in a bid to smother coronavirus infection rates and avoid the mass fatalities seen elsewhere in the world, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Monday. But she said the latest data showed COVID-19 was now being transmitted between New Zealanders, rather than just being brought in by overseas arrivals, meaning radical action was …

The coronavirus shutdown is here. So what's banned in Australia and what's not?
4 years, 9 months ago

The coronavirus shutdown is here. So what's banned in Australia and what's not?

ABC  

From midday on Monday, Australia entered a new era in its history. All businesses operating must meet social-distancing guidelines — keeping people 1.5 metres apart, and ensuring 4 square metres per person — and not have gatherings of more than 100 people indoors. The Prime Minister announced on Sunday that some businesses would have to close by midday on Monday …

Coronavirus lockdowns are operating in countries around the world. Here's what we know so far
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus lockdowns are operating in countries around the world. Here's what we know so far

ABC  

First it was Wuhan in China. Key points: Lockdowns in Australia are possible, with Health Minister Greg Hunt saying all options are "on the table" Thousands of Australians are already in home quarantine Several countries have already implemented lockdowns Now France, Spain and all of Italy are among the nations shuttering most aspects of daily life as countries try to …

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