Record of Covid-19 infections in New Zealand

Breaking a record of more than six months. New Zealand on Thursday 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 for indolence,” Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson said in the face of the numbers, with 1.7 million city residents on lockdown as of Monday. He pointed out that the infection is “rapidly increasing” due to private gatherings that are still prohibited.

Vaccination is declining in New Zealand, with only 59% of the eligible population (aged 12) fully protected, with the government setting a target of reaching 90% of the population before launching restrictions in a country with just 28 deaths since the start of the pandemic, with fewer than 4,500 infections. Altogether.

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

In the face of a delta-variable spread, New Zealand authorities abandoned their “zero Covid” target last week, which has so far led to strict restrictions and strict border closures. “With Delta, getting back to zero is very difficult and our restrictions alone are not enough to get there quickly. To tell the truth, 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 was Praise for its management of the health crisis and This led to his party’s victory in the last elections . Reservations were eased in Auckland last week, allowing employees to return to work and reopen restaurants for takeout meals.

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 mass transmission, 22 days since that person finished his treatment. Put him in solitary confinement. She even corrected Donald Trump the then-president of the United States, who in a “clearly false” statement mentioned an increase in pollution in New Zealand in August 2020: “Nine cases in one day in New Zealand cannot be compared to the tens of thousands recorded in the United States,” she said.

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