REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, AUCKLAND — New Zealand on Monday (4/10) changed its strategy to deal with the spread of Covid-19, in particular the Delta variant which is increasingly widespread. Last year, New Zealand was one of the countries that succeeded in reducing Covid-19 cases.
New Zealand managed to record zero Covid-19 cases last year and claimed to be a country free of the corona virus. However, the emergence of the Delta variant in mid-August has overwhelmed the government because the rate of spread is very fast. ” said New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.
Ardern said the government is taking a different approach in dealing with the Delta variant. “This is a change in approach that we have always taken from time to time. The Delta outbreak has accelerated this transition and the vaccine will support it,” Ardern said. on Wednesday, the government has imposed a 50-day lockdown in Auckland as most of the new cases of Covid-19 appear in the region. only on Monday, bringing the current total number of cases to 1,357.
Amid mounting pressure, Ardern said her strategy was not to target zero cases but to eradicate the coronavirus aggressively. She said strict quarantine would expires after 90 per cent of the eligible population have been fully vaccinated.So far, about two million New Zealanders, or 48 per cent of the eligible population, have been vaccinated catch.
“The long restriction period did not allow us to reach zero cases. So, we can start changing the way we do things,” Ardern said.
Last year, Ardern used a strategy of strict quarantine and geo-isolation in New Zealand to eliminate the coronavirus. This strategy is an achievement that makes Ardern’s popularity even more soaring. But the slow launch of the vaccine and the continued Delta outbreak this year have hurt Ardern’s popularity. bigger. In addition, the policy could increase the number of cases in the coming weeks.
“The government will expect case growth to slow down so that vaccinations can precede the outbreak. But this puts significant pressure on our testing and tracing system, not to mention our hospitals,” said Hendy.
Political parties on both sides criticized the policy to relax quarantine in Auckland. Ardern’s Labor coalition partner, Greens, said the move could harm vulnerable communities and children.
“Jacinda Ardern has no answers to the problems she promised us to control. The situation is now, very clearly, out of control and getting worse every day,” said National Opposition Party leader Judith Collins.
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