GUWAHATI: The Prime Minister of New Zealand, Jacinda Ardern, announced that the country would lift all of its last remaining coronavirus restrictions at midnight of June 8.
The restrictions were in place to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus disease.
The country had imposed a strict lockdown 75 days ago with the aim of getting to a level where citizens could lead a normal life in the midst of a global pandemic.
New Zealand has had 1,504 confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 and there are no active cases of the virus in the country as per official data released by the Ministry of Health, NewZealand.
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Speaking to media Jacinda Ardern said, “While the job is not done, there is no denying this is a milestone ... Thank you, New Zealand.”
Further she added, “We are confident we have eliminated transmission of the virus in New Zealand for now, but elimination is not a point in time, it is a sustained effort.”
Meanwhile, despite the complete ease of restrictions, the country’s international borders will remain sealed given the prevalence of COVID-19 around the world.
