New Zealand Gives up ‘Zero COVID’ Approach

New Zealand Gives up ‘Zero COVID’ Approach
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern addresses a post-Cabinet press conference at Parliament in Wellington, New Zealand, on Oct. 4, 2021. Mark Mitchell/Pool Photo via AP
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After implementing one of the most strict COVID-19 policies for over one and a half years, New Zealand decided to give up its “zero COVID-19” strategy and try to live with the CCP virus, also known as the novel coronavirus.

On Monday, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced a plan to ease lockdown restrictions in Auckland, shifting her government’s focus to vaccination.