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Kiwi Crushed As Single Case Of COVID Sparks Nationwide New Zealand Lockdown

by mosesman

  • Kiwi Crushed As Single Case Of COVID Sparks Nationwide New Zealand Lockdown
    by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/
    With Australia’s lockdown spreading to Canberra and the surrounding capital area after the discovery of just one case, the entirety of New Zealand – which supposedly eradicated COVID months ago – will now enter lockdown after the country just discovered its first case in six months.
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    The three day “snap” lockdown, which hasn’t exactly proven effective in Australia, where health officials recorded the worst day of new infections earlier this week even as the country’s biggest cities have been on lockdown for weeks…
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    … was ordered by PM Jacinda Ardern, and marked the country’s harshest shutdown in more than a year, given the “strong possibility” that the case was caused by the delta variant. She asked New Zealanders not to go outside for any reason unless absolutely necessary. The case was recorded in New Zealand’s most populous city, Auckland.  Because of the risk that the case is a delta case, New Zealand is justified in going “hard and fast” with a snap lockdown to try and contain the spread.
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    “While we know that Delta is a more dangerous enemy to combat, the same actions that overcome the virus last year can be applied to beat it again.”
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    Under the country’s toughest level 4 lockdown rules, schools, offices and all businesses will be shut down and only essential services will be operational. The infection also represents New Zealand’s first “community” case in six months. Additionally, vaccinations will also be suspended for 48 hours to ensure vaccines can be administered in a safe environment.
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