{"id":19679,"date":"2020-06-08T13:49:53","date_gmt":"2020-06-08T13:49:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=19679"},"modified":"2020-06-08T13:50:05","modified_gmt":"2020-06-08T13:50:05","slug":"new-zealand-now-free-of-covid-19-set-to-lift-remaining-restrictions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=19679","title":{"rendered":"New Zealand now free of COVID-19, set to lift remaining restrictions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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New Zealand has announced that it is free from the deadly COVID-19 virus<\/a> as it no longer has any active cases of the disease with the last case reported on May 22 after the outbreak of the pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This was announced by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern who said that New Zealand will lift its last remaining restrictions to curb the coronavirus at midnight (12:00 GMT) when the country will return to Level 1 on its four level systems of alerts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ardern said New Zealand had introduced a strict lockdown 75 days ago with the aim of getting to a level \u201cwhere life feels as normal as it can in the midst of a global pandemic. Today, I can announce that the cabinet has agreed we can now move to Level 1.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It said its International borders will remain closed given the challenge of COVID-19 around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere\u2019s no denying this is a milestone,\u201d Ardern said<\/a>. \u201cThank you, New Zealand.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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