New Zealand announces it has zero active coronavirus cases, effectively eradicating the virus from its borders
New Zealand announced that it had zero active or new coronavirus cases on Monday local time.that is has been 17 days since the last new case was reported in New Zealand.
Early lockdowns, clear leadership, easily accessible testing, and good contact tracing measures helped the country rid itself of the virus.Although the coronavirus is still spreading through countries around the world, one nation can effectively say it is free of COVID-19.that it had zero new or active coronavirus cases on Monday local time.According to the ministry, it has been 17 days since the last new coronavirus case was reported in New Zealand.
In total, New Zealand has confirmed just 1,154 cases and 22 deaths because of the coronavirus. The number of recovered cases in the country is now at 1,482. As Insider's Anna Medaris Miller previously reported, New Zealand was able to rid itself of COVID-19 with ease compared to other countries because itdespite having no known cases, and it closed schools around the same time. A lockdown came soon after.
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