NZ adopts 'toughest' restrictions in the world - Ardern

NZ adopts 'toughest' restrictions in the world - Ardern
Paul McBeth
All travellers to New Zealand – except those from the Pacific Islands – will have to isolate themselves for 14 days upon arrival, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced today.Ardern described the measures as the strictest in the world as the government tries to flatten the rate of of covid-19 outbreak that New Zealand expect. The end goal is to make the outbreak manageable, she said. New Zealand's sixth case was confirmed today.From midnight on Sunday, every person arriving, including permanent residents and citizens, will have to go into isol...

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