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New Zealand's strict coronavirus restrictions to ease this week
By Melissa Clarke Posted 2hhours ago, updated 2hhours ago
Bars are among the last businesses to reopen in New Zealand
New Zealand will further ease its strict COVID-19 restrictions this week, allowing domestic travel to resume and the hospitality industry to re-open.
Key points:
Restaurants, shops, gyms and playgrounds will re-open from Thursday
People will be able to meet up with family and friends in groups of up to ten people
There are just 19 cases of coronavirus in new Zealand
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced that on Thursday, the country will drop to "Alert Level 2".
That will mean restaurants, shops, gyms and playgrounds will re-open.
People will be able to meet up with family and friends in groups of up to 10 people.
Businesses will be required to keep staff at a distance from one another and schools will gradually re-open from May 18.
Having been completely shut down during the height of New Zealand's restrictions, restaurants and cafes will now be able to serve seated customers again, with a maximum of 10 people at a table.
However, bars will remain closed for another week.
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says there are only 19 active cases of COVID-19 in the country, with just two people in hospital.
"We went hard and we went early," she said.
"We got control of the virus and we are now in a position where we can ease those controls and open up our economy."
However, Ms Ardern has warned that social measures to reduce the risk of transmission remain important.
"That means continuing our strong border controls, hand hygiene and physical distancing, which have and will continue to be our primary wall of defence against [COIVD-19]."
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-05-11/ ... 9/12234940