New Zealand Records 100 Days Without Domestic Virus Case But Warns Against Complacency

New Zealand Records 100 Days Without Domestic Virus Case But Warns Against Complacency
New Zealand's Director-General of Health Dr. Ashley Bloomfield speaks to media during a press conference at Parliament in Wellington, New Zealand, on Aug. 6, 2020. Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images
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WELLINGTON—New Zealand marked 100 days without a domestic transmission of the coronavirus on Sunday, but warned against complacency as countries like Vietnam and Australia which once had the virus under control now battle a resurgence in infections.

New Zealand’s successful fight against COVID-19 has made the Pacific island nation of 5 million one of the safest places in the world right now.