New Zealand is claimed to be covid-free

The Prime Minister of New Zealand, Jacinda Ardern, declared that her country was free from COVID-19. New Zealand's positive cases fell to zero after implementation lockdown tight for seven weeks. Soon, this country will also bring down the system soon lockdown to its lowest level.

What are the ways that New Zealand has come out on top in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic?

Four stages lockdown New Zealand applied

New Zealand's first COVID-19 cases were reported at the end of February. This country enforces lockdown on March 25, four days after the public was introduced to a large-scale disease prevention system to deal with the pandemic.

New Zealand, including swift in fighting the spread of coronavirus. The prime minister has even enforced it lockdown when there were only 102 positive cases without a death rate, as reported in the report in the journal The Lancet .

When new cases emerged, New Zealand got on with it lockdown level 4. They closed most of the businesses, schools, and public places. They also ordered people to stay at home and restricted travel.

After lockdown five weeks, the cases of COVID-19 in New Zealand decreased so that the government changed it to level 3.People can leave with a distance, public transportation is restricted, and restaurants apply the system. take away .

Entering May, this country again lowered lockdown to level 2. Public places and businesses are opened according to health protocols, people are allowed to gather in limited numbers, and schools reopen.

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Currently, the total number of COVID-19 cases in New Zealand is 1,504 with 22 deaths. The last case was reported on Friday (22/5) and there were no new cases until Monday (8/6). For this reason, the government plans to lower the restrictions to level 1.

At level 1, all activities return to normal. However, people are advised to always take precautions and stay at home if they experience symptoms similar to COVID-19. There are no restrictions on transportation or public events except when you are sick.

In addition, the government will still limit travel from abroad. People arriving from other countries also need to be quarantined for 14 days before they can move freely. This step will be applied until there are further reports.

Can Indonesia do the same?

Every country takes different ways to fight COVID-19. Starting from lockdown in total, such as in New Zealand, Large-Scale Social Restrictions (PSBB) in Indonesia, until efforts to achieve herd immunity in Sweden.

Lockdown New Zealand's total work looks like a surefire way to reach the end of the COVID-19 pandemic. For example, Australia has succeeded in reducing positive cases since implementing it lockdown on March 25.

Despite having a high mortality rate, Italy is also increasingly flattening the pandemic curve by enforcing it lockdown . China, where the coronavirus started to emerge, began to return to normal after several weeks of implementing this system.

However, lockdown is not a simple step. Countries have to make many adjustments that may not be completed in a matter of months. Social, economic, and health service readiness factors must also be considered.

Indonesia has over the past few months relied on PSBB to prevent the transmission of COVID-19. The community runs physical distancing , prevention efforts were intensified, and public places were closed.

Unfortunately, lockdown the total as done by New Zealand cannot be applied in Indonesia. Before a drug or vaccine for COVID-19 was discovered, the most likely way to fight the pandemic was to prevent it from spreading.

PSBB cannot last forever. Indonesia now needs to start preparing with new normal aka a new life due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This means that people will return to their original life while still trying to prevent transmission.

New Zealand has the upper hand in fighting COVID-19 thanks to how well it is when initial cases are reported. The country is taking decisive steps with this lockdown level 4 although positive cases are still relatively few.

Prime Minister Ardern said that during the run lockdown , his country follows a science-based policy. They track every case, carry out a massive COVID-19 test, and make sure people comply with health advice.

Indonesia may not be able to implement lockdown with the same system. Even so, there is still a chance of winning from COVID-19, namely by implementing health protocols.

As an individual, you can play a role by diligently washing your hands, wearing a mask when traveling, and keeping yourself and the environment clean.