Then and now....

[Leongsam]

New Zealand PM says 'we beat the virus again'​

October 5, 2020



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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern declared on Monday New Zealand "beat the virus again" and announced restrictions in the country's largest city would be eased, after a second COVID-19 wave was contained.



The virus was believed to have been eradicated in late May after a strict national lockdown led to New Zealanders enjoying 102 days without community transmission.


But a new cluster emerged in Auckland in August, forcing the city of 1.5 million into lockdown for almost three weeks.


With no new confirmed cases in Auckland for 12 days, Ardern said Monday the virus was now under control and congratulated residents for enduring the second lockdown.


"It felt longer and dragged on in what was already starting to feel like a very long year," she said.


"But despite this, Aucklanders and New Zealanders stuck to the plan that has worked twice now, and beat the virus again."


Ardern said from late Wednesday Auckland would join the rest of New Zealand on level one, the lowest rating on the government's four-tier virus alert system.


Under the change, there are no restrictions on social gatherings, allowing the second Bledisloe Cup Test in Auckland on October 18 to be played in front of a full stadium at Eden Park.


"This is positive news that (Auckland fans) will be able to enjoy Test match rugby," New Zealand Rugby said in a statement.


New Zealand has recorded just 25 COVID-19 deaths in a population of five million, with 40 active cases in the country on Monday.

 

[Leongsam]

New Zealand

Covid-19 Omicron outbreak: New Zealand's reproduction number highest in the world, model shows​

27 Feb, 2022 06:34 AM3 minutes to read




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February 26 2022 There were 13,606 new community cases of Covid-19 announced in New Zealand today.

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New Zealand currently has one of the highest R values for Omicron in the world, according to the Covid-19 Modeller from Rako Science.

The Reff (effective reproductive number) is a measure of how many people each Covid case is infecting, on average, in a mixed population of susceptible and non-susceptible people.

A Reff of 2 means each person typically spreads the virus to two more people, giving rise to an exponential outbreak. A Reff below 1 would see case numbers dropping.

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As of Sunday morning, New Zealand's Reff was 3.74, the highest in the world according to the model's calculations.

Other countries with a high Reff included Myanmar (3), China (2.37), Vietnam (2.29), Cambodia (2.25) and South Korea (2.22).

Countries with an Reff over 2.2 are represented in dark red in Rako Science's Covid-19 modelling.
Many regions that saw Omicron surge earlier this year have reached R values over 3 at their peak but have dropped below 1 as cases fall.

 

[saynotomsm]

The vaccines must have badly damaged the immune system of individuals. It's working.

 

[BigBlackCock]

The virus is here to stay, so live with it. Just like the FTrashes in Sinkieland, its inevitable