Jacinda announced that she had eliminated COVID-19 on June 7, 2020.
November 29, 2021
“With the New Zealand government eradicating the COVID-19 pandemic repeatedly, the country is expected to open its borders in the first half of 2022.”
ASB economists predict slow lockdown rebound for New Zealand economy | NZ Adviser
My faith in the wisdom of the Aussies and Kiwis has plummeted.
I think they will need to find new industries (how about vaccine manufacture?) because they rely heavily on tourism. If SARS-Cov2 is endemic then opening borders to visitors means they will have to close them straight away.
“White House Quietly Delays Vaccine Mandate As Another Federal Judge Objects”:
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/another-federal-judge-blocks-biden-vaccine-mandate-omicron-emerges
Not everything is stupid and crazy in this country, apparently, and sometimes it helps to be on the side of the law.
The situation in both of these countries is dire.
They are both well beyond any hope of salvation, unfortunately.