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appalachiablue

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Mon Mar 23, 2020, 02:30 PM Mar 2020

Coronavirus: New Zealand Announces Lockdown

Source: BBC News

Coronavirus: New Zealand announces lockdown

New Zealand is preparing to enter a month-long nationwide lockdown from Wednesday night. All public venues will close, as will most shops except supermarkets and chemists.

The move came after the number of cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand rose past 100.

In an address to the nation the Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said she was 'not willing to put the lives of her citizens in danger.


Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-52001578/coronavirus-new-zealand-announces-lockdown





- Jacinda Ardern, Prime Minister of New Zealand.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacinda_Ardern
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Coronavirus: New Zealand Announces Lockdown (Original Post) appalachiablue Mar 2020 OP
This is how it's done jpak Mar 2020 #1
much easier to do on small population islands that are geographically isolated nt msongs Mar 2020 #2
There you go, functioning government and an educated population. See how that works? n/t Pobeka Mar 2020 #3
We're 0 for 2 then central scrutinizer Mar 2020 #4
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