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Lifting all measures in Auckland, New Zealand

No case coronavirus has not been reported in Auckland for two weeks, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinta Arden said today. lifting all restrictive measures in the largest city in the country.

Jacinda Ardern had imposed a seven-day lockdown on the city of 1.7 million people after a series of outbreaks were detected there. Authorities relaxed him lockdown earlier this month, but some restrictions were still in place, including limits on large public gatherings based on the second level of alert, as AMPE explains.

Ardern noted that in Auckland, as in the rest of the country, the first level of alert will apply, under which there are no restrictions on concentrations or activities.

“I know everyone in Auckland is looking forward to a weekend with fewer restrictions,” Arden told a news conference.

THE New Zealand It is considered to owe its great success in stopping the spread of the new coronavirus to immediate health measures combined with an aggressive practice of tracking contacts, closing borders and mandatory quarantine for travelers.

The country, which launched the COVID-19 vaccine last month, has reported a total of about 2,000 cases of the new coronavirus and 26 deaths from COVID-19 until today.

Authorities predict they will have vaccinated the entire population of the country by the end of the year.

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