Scoop has an Ethical Paywall
PM’s Press Conference – The Move To Level One
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has said New Zealand will move to covid-19 level one restrictions from midnight tonight.
Cabinet’s decision follows the Ministry of Health saying there were no active cases in the country and there had been no new cases for more than a fortnight.
Level one means most aspects of everyday life return to normal. NZ’s borders would remain essentially closed for all but NZers and those approved otherwise with mandatory quarantine.
Ardern said it was probably inevitable the virus would return at some point and it was important people maintained contract tracing and good hygiene. This would mean any community transmission could be dealt with quickly.
Watch the video here:
Scoop
Scoop Independent News
Scoop is NZ's largest independent news source; respected widely in media, political, business and academic circles for being the place on the internet for publishing "what was really said", and for the quality of its analysis of issues.
Ramzy Baroud: A Nation In Denial - Why Israel’s Defeat Is Imminent
Richard S. Ehrlich: Trump's Victory, Authoritarians & Trade Warriors
Ian Powell: New Zealand’s Shameful Modern Slavery Shutdown
Gordon Campbell: On The Hikoi Arrival, And Tyler Childers
Alastair Thompson: COP29 Erasure Story Update – All's Well That Ends Well
Binoy Kampmark: Thank You For Emitting - The Hypocrisies Of COP29