New Zealand eradicates coronavirus, no active cases of Covid-19

WELLINGTON : New Zealand has eradicated the coronavirus from its shores after health officials reported Monday that the final person known to have been infected has recovered.

It has been 17 days since the last new case was accounted for in New Zealand, and Monday additionally denoted the first run through since late February that there have been no dynamic cases. 

Wellbeing authorities alert that new cases could be brought into the nation, which has shut its fringes to everyone except residents and inhabitants, with certain special cases. 

Chief General of Health Ashley Bloomfield said it was a satisfying turn of



events.

“Having no active cases for the first time since February 28 is certainly a significant mark in our journey but as we've previously said, ongoing vigilance against COVID-19 will continue to be essential," Bloomfield said.

Experts say a number of factors have helped the nation of 5 million wipe out the disease. Its isolated location in the South Pacific gave it vital time to see how outbreaks spread in other countries, and Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern acted decisively by imposing a strict lockdown early in New Zealand's outbreak.

Just over 1,500 people contracted the virus in New Zealand, including 22 who died.