New Zelandimplementing one of the strictest policies in the world to combat the pandemic covid-19, opened its borders to vaccinated tourists this Monday against covid-19 and those coming from visa exempt countries such as the United States, Spain or the United Kingdom, among others.
“Kia is praying” reads a large sign in Maori at Auckland airport to greet the hundreds of passengers who landed from Los Angeles at 5:30 p.m. local time, singing songs and Strong emotions after borders closed for more than two years This is for the tourist group.
“It’s been fantastic. You really get to see those touching moments in movies where people reconnect with family and friends. After a long period of two years, Auckland Airport CEO Carrie Hurihanganui said in an interview with Radio New Zealand today.
Hurihanganui noted there are inbounds and outbounds from Auckland this Monday. 43 flights with approximately 9,000 passengers from dozens of countries.
On arrival, travelers will be able to freely move around the country without the need for quarantines They must pass two rapid tests to detect covid-19 on days one and five, in accordance with the policy set by the authorities.
In case of a positive result, those infected have to keep a seven-day isolation period and to cover their own accommodation and maintenance costs.
Unvaccinated foreigners cannot enter ocean country unless they are vaccinated. A waiver granted in rare circumstancesor have refugee status.
New Zealand holds a progressive reopening planIt starts in February and is expected to finish in October.
The strict border policy applied, came to impose a very limited daily entry quota It has dealt a heavy blow to the economy, especially to the tourism sector, which represented around 6 percent of the pre-pandemic Gross Domestic Product, which created problems even for its own citizens.
Ocean country whose government is acclaimed for its first handling of covid-19, reported 6,726 infections this Monday therefore, it has accumulated 943,428 cases and 713 deaths, of which 53,839 are active since the start of the pandemic.
New Zealand, which recorded less than a hundred cases of covid-19 daily in January, and he has vaccinated to 96 percent of the target population with two dosesBetween February and March, the Wellington Parliament saw an anti-vaccine protest, coinciding with the spike in infections.
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