Customers at a cafe enjoy lunch in the sunshine in Christchurch, New Zealand, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020. New Zealand marked a 100 days of being free from the coronavirus in its communities Sunday, Aug. 9, with just a handful of infections continuing to be picked up at the border where people are quarantined.
New Zealand got rid of the virus by imposing a strict lockdown in late March when only about 100 people had tested positive for the disease. That stopped its spread. For the past three months, the only new cases have been a handful of returning travelers who have been quarantined at the border.“It was good science and great political leadership that made the difference,” said professor Michael Baker, an epidemiologist at the University of Otago.
He said many leaders saw a false dichotomy between saving lives or saving their economies, when in fact businesses thrive best when they have certainty about things like diseases. Total infections were limited to just over 1,500 and the country has had just 22 deaths. Opinion polls indicate support for Ardern’s liberal Labour Party has surged ahead of a general election next month.
KattyKay_ nickgbperry Of course, the population is 50% sheep, but...
nickgbperry Not anymore
nickgbperry This hasn't aged well, 4 community transmission cases in Auckland
KattyKay_ nickgbperry A rare bright spot in a world that continues to be ravaged by the disease ' نبرة تشاؤمية و نظرة سوداوية. انا اقول لك ياكايتي اشتدي ازمة تنفرجي.
nickgbperry Cuz nobody in NZ whine about their own rights not to wear mask or lockdowns like in US. Another reason why cases are still climbing in US!
nickgbperry Cuz nobody is protesting or whining about personal freedom or violations of their rights blah blah blah..
nickgbperry Way to Go New Zealand 🎉❤️
nickgbperry The Hobbits have beaten Sauron back yet again. Bravo.
nickgbperry Leadership. 👏🏼Prime minister jacindaardern
MichaelRapaport nickgbperry 👍
nickgbperry Plus a woman governed the country. There are other countries governed by women and the numbers are low whereas men bungled the crises.
nickgbperry They didn't have protests & riots, nor did they ban HCQ.
nickgbperry ...and the U.S. marks the 100th day that realDonaldTrump has done absolutely nothing effective to stop spread of the virus.
nickgbperry Great job, Kiwis! 👏🏽
nickgbperry Please share your wisdom with the 🇺🇸 USA. Thanks
nickgbperry I love NZ and Kiwis but to be fair its a tiny island nation with only like 7M people and no one goes there. And I feel like theyre a pretty smart country so its probably super easy for them to comply with protocol. When everyone does what theyre told in a small country thats why.
nickgbperry Papua New Guinea?
MichaelRapaport nickgbperry Wow! Happy for them so sad for America
MichaelRapaport nickgbperry Congratulations to them. I wish we had a real president and administration. Sadly we are being held hostage by incompetence, greed and darkness
MichaelRapaport nickgbperry I guess they don’t do any testing as per Trump’s logic.
nickgbperry A brilliant woman running the country has helped
nickgbperry Well they have the good fortune of being an island that shut down travel. I’m glad they are doing well, but their advantage isn’t unremarkable.
nickgbperry THEY HAVE A WOMAN IN CHARGE !!!GoKiwis
nickgbperry realDonaldTrump take note. NZ ran by a women stamped out the virus. We are the only nation that is seeing a rise in positive cases. You are not a good leader and definitely not a president.
nickgbperry There is a simple reason for this. New Zealand has an effective leader and we have Trump.
nickgbperry COVID-19 is a virus, viruses need to attach a host, if there are no hosts available the virus will die or go dormant. Americans are too selfish that's why we have the highest level of cases in the world realdonaldtrump caused this destruction
nickgbperry The difference between them and the US is the fact that they have a unified national response and leadership that we lack !
If only we had a real president! no_one_13_ _A_g_n_i_
nickgbperry What medicines were they allowed to use?
nickgbperry Close the border and don't let anyone in...sounds real familiar
nickgbperry Female leadership isn’t sounding so bad now is it?
nickgbperry A example to follow?!
nickgbperry Perspective is everything. By population: New Zealand 4,886,000. Alabama 4,903,185. Fiji 896,445. South Dakota 884,659. New Zealand & Fiji are surrounded by water. United States 331,217,582
nickgbperry 😂 at the whinging USians trying so hard to make this win a loss. Your impotence is noted.
nickgbperry America be like
nickgbperry Remember to register to vote and check your registration if you’re already registered. We need to vote in intelligent people that listen to scientists before America becomes more of a shithole country. 😰
nickgbperry When it comes to diseases, border controls in an island are much easier than those made in a mainland. However, it is applaudable the work and effort done by some countries to coltrol the pandemic.
nickgbperry New Zealand is an ISOLATED country in the South Pacific. Only 4,5 Mill people....They have restricted travel in and out since beginning of March. How many tourists go there? DO you guys think that we are stupid? How much traffic do they have from Asia? Geography helped! GET IT !
nickgbperry AldoPTY PabloPueblo21 sunzubieta la gente hizo caso y regresan a la normalidad hildesucre Ceciquel Pachifula
nickgbperry They must have stopped testing. When you have no testing, you have no cases. Just ask our moron.
VeniceForHRC nickgbperry True leadership is invaluable
nickgbperry nice to have a low population 4.886 million
nickgbperry Racist country
nickgbperry womenleaders
michikokakutani nickgbperry I wish NZ would take the US in as the 'way North island'.
nickgbperry It’s an island , lock down for a month and no flights in or out of the country, if Cuomo did that we wouldn’t have the widespread numbers like we do
nickgbperry There's still some cases in managed isolation so it's not fully stamped out yet.
nickgbperry 'Rest of the world surprised that science works.' there, fixed the headline.
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nickgbperry Ahhh! Science, common sense and a woman at the helm. ThisIsTheWay
nickgbperry awesome1
nickgbperry People arguing about how they were successful is amazing. Great job New Zealand. USA is letting it burn
nickgbperry I think this is awesome, but doubt it is sustainable. Once those borders open back up COVID will return. The good thing is, they should be able to stamp out any small clusters when they appear.
Dejan_Kovacevic nickgbperry What is your definition of ravaged? Maybe in March and early April the world was ravaged. But now all over the world the morbidity rate is down and falling, hospital care is available, and cases are on the down side of the curve.
nickgbperry Won’t mention African nation, only mention a white country.
nickgbperry Island nation with population smaller then NYC? Limited travel in or out of country?
nickgbperry It's a damn shame when other countries Government has more damn since than ours!!
nickgbperry They shut down the whole island. It’s wonderful they can enjoy life without worry of Covid-19 but will they isolate ad infinitum? At some point the nation will have to open without a 2 week quarantine, then what? I hope it works out for NZ but how long is isolation sustainable?
nickgbperry There are more sheep than people in New Zealand... Might as well celebrate that they've contained the virus on Mars too 😂
nickgbperry The virus has not been eliminated. Strong possibility it ran its course in New Zealand. Just like the H1N1 years ago. Here then gone. It is what viruses do. It will be back but no near as bad. People build up immunity. It will happen in the US as well,we just have Millions more
nickgbperry Odd...as I scroll through comments I don’t see ONE from the citizens of NZ. They are awfully quiet for such an accomplishment or even share their amazing secret of how they contributed their non spread methods 🤔primarysource
nickgbperry They must not have protesting
nickgbperry Congratulations to New Zealand!!! I wish the USA would have done the same thing!!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
nickgbperry Moite ZymbolikNZ thanks for letting drive the Mercedes .. I put the keys back in your safe next to the gold bars. Thanks again my G.
nickgbperry What is the plan if a vaccine is never developed that is 100% effective? What if some citizens don’t want a vaccine? This may work temporarily but long term?
nickgbperry Can I move to New Zealand?
nickgbperry NZ: strict, fast restrictions US: 1/21/20: “The risk...is low” 1/24: US Brings in Infected 1/29: Buzzfeed “worry about the flu, not COVID19 3/1: First community death 3/24: prez 1st tweets about reopening
nickgbperry Meanwhile the US be like...
nickgbperry When a government takes responsibility...must be nice
nickgbperry The citizens cared enough about each other to do what it takes to eliminate the virus.
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nickgbperry Stories like this ❤️
nickgbperry Some people have escaped isolation facilities and have gotten quite far until they were arrested none of them had covid, but if someone escapes and has covid the whole country is fucked.
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nickgbperry When I say Trump, his administration, and the GOP in Congress have allowed the covid19 pandemic to get out of control in America and kill 160,000 and infect 5 million Americans, this is what I mean. New Zealand and other countries took scientific steps to stop the spread.
nickgbperry What are you gonna do when someone goes there with coronavirus while the rest of the world has the antibodies? You're going to be the only ones left quarantined, lol.
nickgbperry Are any people allowed/coming to NZ Not surprised it's zero😷🤐
nickgbperry New Zealand is approx 270,000 km² with a population of under 5 million. England is 130,000 km² with a population of 55 million. That's 18 people per km² vs 423 people per km², you CANNOT compare the 2
nickgbperry Which is why I want to slap the COVidiots claiming we can't fix this without a vaccine.
nickgbperry So far...
nickgbperry I'm so jealous. We used to be beautiful like that. Science led us, fear was met by determination. Can-do was the motto. Not anymore.
nickgbperry Helps being an isolated island, don't it
It makes sense since it is an island, away from the rest of the world and with good protection measures.
nickgbperry Bullshit...when somebody gets the flu, they code it flu. We code it Covid. It pays more.
nickgbperry Compare Island with an Island. Newzealand's great handling of Wuhan virus can be compared with that of other smaller nations not with countries as large as US, India & Brazil. For better understanding, more than 260 Newzealands will fit inside India alone in terms of population.
KattyKay_ nickgbperry See what happens when a country is well led!
nickgbperry With such low population and density it was easy to implement sop
nickgbperry Ravaged? That would be a word I’d use for millions of deaths, societies in chaos, economies in a death spiral. Ravaged is not a word where thousands flock to beaches, restaurants and bars still serving, all with a fairly minor inconvenience of social distancing, hygiene and masks
nickgbperry And in Sturgis, South Dakota we have bikerpalooza COVIDIOTS. What don’t people get? A vaccine is coming and therapeutics like remdesivir. Social Distancing, wear a mask, staying home if you can or taking a walk/hike outdoors in less dense place all too much to ask?
nickgbperry And no stupid masks..
nickgbperry And..We did not have to wear masks which is Why I truly believe we are in such good nic. Our immune systems were not compromised by lack of Breath/oxygen. We were and are able to breathe properly ..
nickgbperry New Zealand has a small population and is a remote island literally thousands of miles away from the nearest country nice try though
nickgbperry Can’t imagine why...
nickgbperry WOW! New Zealand, A Small Country, Out performs, the HUGE, United States of America, in breaking Covid19 Strangle-Hold! While millions of Americans are infected &150,000 Deaths & COUNTING, fr TrumpsCovid19Virus!
'New Zealand marks 100 DAYS SINCE IT STAMPED OUT THE SPREAD OF [COVID_19], a rare bright spot in a world ravaged by the disease' (emphasis added) – Exceptional leadership!!! NOTE: CC: nickgbperry CC: BBC CC: FoxNews CC: CNN CC: USATODAY
PDPJ nickgbperry They hate us for our freedom 🇺🇸
nickgbperry STRICT lockdown 🤗
nickgbperry They must not be having an election anytime soon.
nickgbperry That could have been us. We are an island. But the government kept us open. I love the NZ PM, she gets things done, properly
nickgbperry NZ has a population half the size of NYC (not counting visitors and commuters). It’s an island without bridges leading in or out... of course it was able to eliminate the virus.
nickgbperry So awesome. I’m jealous. I wish I lived in a country run by a smart woman.
nickgbperry THEIR President can walk down any street without teargassing innocent bystanders.
nickgbperry Meanwhile in America...
nickgbperry Good leadership unlike the morons we have in the US.
nickgbperry So lucky!! and yet I congrat them for being free from the terrible virus!
nickgbperry That's it. I'm moving to New Zealand
nickgbperry We should learn from them
nickgbperry Congrats
nickgbperry As an American living in Australia, some of these American responses are embarrassing af.
nickgbperry Not so Fast. They only tested 400,000 people. Australia tested 4.8 million in the same time. Just take a look at Vietnam
nickgbperry Let’s see how well this ages...
nickgbperry Yeah, an island nation, that is able to restrict travel in and out, for an extended period is comparable to most countries in the world. Especially one with 50 states. Got it.
wirereporter nickgbperry What about Taiwan?
nickgbperry No-one wants to go there anyway
nickgbperry “It was good science and great political leadership that made the difference,” Add this to your list of accomplishments jacindaardern We're forever grateful 🙏
nickgbperry Easy with 4.8 million people and no illegal aliens
nickgbperry I’m happy but look at those people just enjoying the packed outdoors.
nickgbperry Welcome to the club, New Zealand. Love, Taiwan.
nickgbperry Congratulations, New Zealand! I envy your responsible government. At one time the United States would have been up there with you, but not now. We're working on it. November 3, 2020 can't come soon enough.
nickgbperry Well done NZ
nickgbperry Democrats should be holding up New Zealand as an example of why good governance matters and contrast how terribly Trump has handled the virus. This could have been us.
nickgbperry So jealous.
KattyKay_ nickgbperry You're using ravaged wrong. It's hardly ravaging.
nickgbperry As an American I feel like we’re on the outside looking in at the rest of the world; as they progress to contain the virus - while our politicians are letting us drown in it - Trump, McConnell & the rest of the corrupt GOP NEEDS TO GO!
nickgbperry Please let me in
nickgbperry New Zealand will go through the same Covid curve as everyone else as soon as they open up. Herd immunity is the key as in Sweden.
nickgbperry Americans on their way to NZ when they hear it’s COVID-free 🤣
nickgbperry Scottish Schools opening Monday & Probably all closed in a fortnight. The SNP Tory plan will use Scotland as a Test before English schools open in September! Both Shambolic governments have no Trace app and65000 excess deaths due to C19 the worlds highest & have stopped counting!
nickgbperry They have 23 active cases right now
nickgbperry Only possible in a country without Democrats.
nickgbperry Nobody is being ravaged by this virus
nickgbperry WhiteHouse
nickgbperry Us Americans at home
nickgbperry Oh, wow, a tiny, easily isolated island nation of ~7M cut off and remains cut off from the outside world... what a shock that they don’t have the virus... thru also don’t have the tourists that provide so much income...
nickgbperry CDC and WHO acknowledge that covid-19 will never disappear and a vaccine is unlikely to be more than 50% effective... so, what's the end game? Closed borders forever?
nickgbperry Nothing wrong with being a self dependent isolationist country. America needs to follow suit.
nickgbperry That’s because they have a competent President.
nickgbperry Will they completely isolate so they never get it? That makes them very vulnerable. I have friends in NZ I'd like to go see again someday. Guess that won't happen.
nickgbperry Could be us on Vancouver Island, but you playin' jjhorgan
nickgbperry Its called independent nation that has an honest version of the CDC and no finance incentives for covid + , magic no covid
nickgbperry Boris, this is what a real Government looks like BorisJohnson
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nickgbperry Cc Cacau_
nickgbperry I’m so jealous
nickgbperry And they will have to stay on lockdown and isolated from the rest of the world until the end of time or a 100% effective vaccine. And that is a success? This was the plan? 🤩
nickgbperry 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
nickgbperry Meanwhile, trump is trying to golf it away
nickgbperry The should not open borders the restrictions should continue.
nickgbperry You won't report this until you finish digging up dirt on the Democrat councilman who credits Trump's announcement with saving his life.
nickgbperry Must be wonderful to have an actual leader and not a failed reality TV personality.
nickgbperry Actual leadership in action. Bravo
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nickgbperry Oh, did they use the “It is what it is” method that’s been going so well for us? Or something more science-y?
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