Record of Covid-19 contamination in New Zealand

Breaking a record of more than six months. On Thursday, New Zealand counted 71 cases of COVID-19 in 24 hours, compared to 55 the day before, all of which were in Auckland. “Now is not the time to indulge,” Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson said in the face of the numbers, with the city’s 1.7 million residents still contained through Monday. He said pollution was “rapidly increasing” due to private gatherings, however prohibited.

Vaccination is falling in New Zealand, with only 59% of the eligible population (aged 12 and over) fully protected, with the government setting a target of reaching 90% of the population before easing the lockdown in a country where only 28 deaths have been recorded. Since the start of the pandemic, with fewer than 4,500 infections in total.

“With Delta, going back to zero is very difficult”

In the face of a delta-changing spread, New Zealand authorities abandoned their “zero Covid” target last week, which has so far led to severe containment and strict border closures. “With Delta, going back to zero is very difficult and our restrictions alone are not enough to get there quickly. In fact, for this pandemic, it is clear that long periods of severe restrictions have not led us to zero pollution,” said Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, who is applauded managing the health crisis and This led to his party’s victory in the last elections. Containment was eased in Auckland last week, allowing employees to return to work and restaurants reopening for takeaway.

In June 2020, after months of severe restrictions, Jacinda Ardern proudly reported the success of her health strategy: “No one has been hospitalized with Covid-19 for 12 days. It has been forty days since the last case of cluster transmission, 22 days since this person ended from solitary confinement. She even corrected Donald TrumpThe then President of the United States, who in a statement “obviously false” referred to the increase in pollution in New Zealand in August 2020: “Nine cases in one day in New Zealand are not comparable to the tens of thousands recorded in the United States,” launched.

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