New Zealand fully reopens to the world in August: Ardern

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WELLINGTON (New Zealand) — New Zealand will fully reopen to the world in August, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Wednesday (May 11), ending one of the toughest anti-Covid-19 border restrictions.

Border safeguards will be lifted fully and all pre-departure testing dropped from 11.59pm local time on July 31, with Ms Ardern saying"New Zealand is in demand and now fully open for business".

For much of the pandemic, all international arrivals had to undergo two weeks of quarantine in government-run hotel facilities patrolled by the military. New Zealand welcomed 3.9 million international arrivals in 2019, making tourism the country's biggest pre-pandemic export earner, generating more than NZ$16 billion annually.

Visa extensions for around 20,000 migrants already in the country were also announced, along with a full resumption of international education from July 31.

 

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