New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern declares state of national emergency amid COVID-19

New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern has reportedly declared a national emergency in country as over 47 new COVID-19 cases emerged within 24 hours. country will go into a total lockdown for at least one month at midnight to combat vel coronavirus pandemic, she told at a news conference. New Zealand’s cases surged to 205 as government imposed mandatory self-isolation for everyone halting all n-essential services, closing schools and offices nationwide, as per reports. 

Ardern told parliament that midnight onwards, country bunkers down for four weeks to try and stop virus in its tracks and to break chain. She furr ded saying that New Zealander must make mistake that crisis was going to get worse before it got better. country would have a lag and cases will spike for next week or so, she ded. Only reafter authorities will begin to kw how successful y have been, Jacinda emphasized. Arden n went on to say that nationwide lockdown was triggered by early evidence of community transmission of COVID-19, disease caused by coronavirus. Ardern strictly me clear that if people h any questions about what y can or can’t do, y h to apply a simple principle: Act like y have COVID-19, she declared. 

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Lockdown will be strictly enforced

According to reports, Ardern warned citizens that lockdown will be strictly enforced. All n-essential services, bars, restaurants, cafes, gyms, cinemas, pools, museums, libraries, playgrounds, in-dining services, are all going to be shuttered. Supermarkets, doctors, pharmacies, service stations and access to essential banking services were exempted. New Zealand government took a drastic measure to slow down spre of contagion in its initial sts. refore, movement restrictions were imposed on all arriving travellers, who are being forced into self-isolation for 14-days. All indoor and outdoor garings were strictly banned. 

This would be second time in New Zealand’s history that a national emergency has been declared, as per media reports. first state of emergency was sounded on February 23, 2011, after a 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck South Island city of Christchurch, claiming almost 200 New Zealander lives. 

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