WELLINGTON:New Zealand on Monday recorded no new cases of the coronavirus for the first time since March 16 and less than a week after the Pacific nation ended a strict lockdown that appears to have contained the outbreak.
“It is symbolic of the effort everyone has put in,” Director General of Health Ashley Bloomfield told reporters.
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“This is the first day that we had no new cases and we want to keep it that way.”
Last Tuesday New Zealand ended a strict lockdown which shut offices, schools, malls, restaurants, playgrounds and all other public areas for over a month.
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