New Zealand has changed the game against the Delta. Stop hoping for zero covid
Date 06 Oct. 2021 time 15:00
New Zealand is another country that has turned to coexistence with COVID. The latter cannot reduce the number of infected people to zero.
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced on Monday the government needs to implement new policies in place of its Covid-19 eradication strategy amid the spread. outbreak of covid-19 Delta species As a result, the number of infected people continues to increase.
The government plans to ease lockdown measures and open borders. Even if infected people are still not reduced to zero. But the vaccination rate has already increased considerably.
“It was clear that prolonged enforcement of strict disease control measures did not bring the number of cases down to zero … at the time it was necessary because we didn’t have enough vaccines. But now we have a vaccine. We can start to change the way we deal with disease,” Ardern said.
previously New Zealand is one of the few countries that has been able to reduce the number of COVID-19 cases. In the country it got to zero last year. until the outbreak of COVID-19 The delta strain, which resulted in another increase in the number of infections in mid-August.
As a result, the authorities had to enforce lockdown measures. Close cities across the country and strictly control the spread of the epidemic However, the number of infections has continued to rise since August. By on October 5 New Zealand reported 42 new cases, while the total number of infections stood at 4,450 and 27 deaths.
New Zealand has distributed more than 5.4 million doses of the vaccine, with 2.06 million people having completed the double dose, or 48 percent of the adult population.
The New Zealand government has therefore decided to shift its strategy from zero elimination of COVID-19 to adaptation to coexistence with COVID-19. by revealing that in the near future, people can join groups and participate in various social activities including a music festival but must show evidence of vaccination certificate
Including plans to open the border to foreign tourists who have been vaccinated early next year onwards. Experts warn that a change in strategy to deal with the disease could lead to even higher infections.
Photo by Mark Mitchell / POOL / AFP
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