Njengoko umhlaba uqalisa ukuhamba kwakhona, iNew Zealand iyenza lula imiqobo yayo yokuhamba ngokuchasene ne-COVID-19 ngethemba lokuba ukubuya kwabakhenkethi kuya kulunyusa uqoqosho lwelizwe.
Xa i-COVID-19 yafika okokuqala kwindawo, iNew Zealand yacinezela ilizwe ngeminye yemithetho engqongqo yokutshixa, ngokusisiseko yahlukanisa ilizwe nehlabathi. Imida yavalwa ngoMatshi ka-2020 kwaye yahlala ivaliwe kude kube ngoku ngabemi baseNew Zealand kuphela abavunyelweyo ukuba bangene nokuphuma elizweni. Ekuphela kwento eyayikhona xa i-bubble yokuhamba kunye ne-Australia yasungulwa ehlala ixesha elifutshane kakhulu.
INew Zealand yaziwa njenge Ibali lempumelelo ye-COVID apho kuphela abantu abali-115 ababhubhileyo ngokunxulumene ne-COVID baye barekhodwa okoko ubhubhane waqalayo.
Inkulumbuso yaseNew Zealand, uJacinda Ardern, uthe ilizwe lakhe ngoku "likulungele ukwamkela umhlaba."
“Ngoku sifumene isikhokelo sokuba kukhuselekile ukuzisa phambili inqanaba elilandelayo lomsebenzi wokuvula umda, ukubuyisela abakhenkethi bethu,” utshilo u-Ardern.
Ukuqala nge-13 ka-Epreli, abantu base-Australia liqela lokuqala eliya kuvunyelwa ukuba lingene eNew Zealand ngaphandle kokuvalelwa. Kubahambi abagonywe ngokupheleleyo kuluhlu lwe-visa-waiver kumazwe amalunga nama-60, kubandakanya i-US ne-UK, baya kukwazi ukuya eNew Zealand ukuqala nge-1 kaMeyi.
Bonke abatyeleli kufuneka bagonywe kwaye babonelele ngovavanyo lokuba abanayo i-COVID-19 ngaphambi kokuba bafike elizweni. Abantu baseNew Zealand abangagonywanga bashiywe bengenamisebenzi kwezinye iindawo, nto leyo ebangele uqhanqalazo lwakutsha nje kwikomkhulu lelizwe iWellington. Ilizwe liqhayisa ngezinga lokugonya elingama-95%.
Kuyanika umdla ukuqaphela ukuba kwezi veki zimbalwa zidlulileyo, amazinga osulelo lwemihla ngemihla eNew Zealand enyuke ukusuka ngaphantsi kwe-1,000 20,000 ngosuku ukuya ngaphezulu kwama-XNUMX. Ngaphakathi kwelizwe ngokwalo, iye yakhululeka kancinci ekubekeni bucala izigulana ze-COVID kodwa ihlala ikwinqanaba eliphezulu lezithintelo. Kusekho izigunyaziso zemaski kwiindawo ezininzi kunye nemida kwiindibano.
Kwabo banomdla wokundwendwela iNew Zealand, uninzi lweenqwelomoya zifika eAuckland (AKL), esona sixeko sikhulu simi encotsheni yeSiqithi saseMantla. Iinqwelomoya zasekhaya zidibanisa iAuckland nezinye izikhululo zeenqwelomoya ezingama-24 kulo lonke ilizwe. Enye indlela edumileyo yokuya kwaye ujonge ilizwe kukuhamba ngenqanawa. Uninzi lweenqanawa eziya eNew Zealand zisuka eOstreliya nakwiZiqithi zePasifiki kwaye ezinye ziihambo zokujikeleza ihlabathi.