More than 100 days without coronavirus: How did New Zealand stop the spread?
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10th August 2020
New Zealand recently marked 100 days without community transmission of COVID-19.
From the first known case imported into New Zealand on 26 February to the last case of community transmission detected on 1 May, elimination took 65 days.
New Zealand relied on three types of measures to get rid of the virus:
- Ongoing border controls to stop COVID-19 from entering the country.
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