Published 12:12 IST, April 20th 2020
New Zealand set to ease coronavirus lockdown restrictions from April 27
New Zealand which has reported only 12 deaths till now, is set to move out of the highest level of lockdown on April 27 and go into Alert level 3.
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New Zealand which has reported only 12 deaths from coronavirus till w, is set to move out of highest level of lockdown on April 27. In a bid to stem spre of COVID-19 pandemic, kiwi government-imposed Alert level 4 lockdown measures late in March shutting down all schools, restaurants and n-essential businesses including cafes and playgrounds. New Zealand has till w reported 1,440 cases out of which 974 have recovered.
country’s Prime Minister, Jacinda Arden while speaking at a news conference said that pacific nation would move out of Alert level 4 on April 27 and would move into Alert 3 for two weeks. level 4 lockdown which was supposed to end earlier April and was extended till April 27. Arden, justifying earlier extension said that “we considered that longer we are in lockdown, less likely it is we will need to go back.”
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Level 3 alert allows for ecomic activities such as forestry, construction and manufacturing however it restricts social activity, international media reported. Kiwi leer later revealed that decision on wher restrictions could be eased furr would be taken on May 11." If we want to make sure that we are a health success story, and ensure our ecomy can start to operate again without virus taking off, we need to get next phase right. worst thing we can do for our country is to yo-yo between levels, with all of uncertainty that this would bring," Arden asserted at news briefing.
New Zealand ministration has received applauds from across world for its response to dely outbreak and has been credited with successfully containing contagious disease. government h shut its borders and imposed strict lockdown measures even before a single death was recorded in nation, reby, flattening curve of COVID-19.
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12:22 IST, April 20th 2020