Covid-19 has stopped a lot of people from being able to go places and stopped a lot of people from doing anything due to this infectious virus. The virus was very contagious and forced a lot of people to go into lockdown and stopped them from going to work unless they were essential workers.
New Zealand saw the worst of the virus during this time, having many people being infected and going into lockdown a lot throughout the 3 years of being infected.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern called it an “enormous moment”, adding it was part of a “cautious process”.
Most visitors will still need to be fully vaccinated before entering, however, there is no quarantine when entering.
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“We, alongside the rest of the world, continue to manage a very live global pandemic, while keeping our people safe,” said Ms Ardern
In the year ending March 2021, the industry’s contribution to the GDP dropped to 2.9%, from 5.5% the year before.
International tourism took an especially big hit, plunging 91.5% – or NZ$16.2bn ($10.2bn; £8.4bn) – to NZ$1.5bn, according to official data. As stated by the BBC.
Covid-19 was one of the hardest-hitting viruses of all time, making the whole world stop for a second before starting all over again. This has now somewhat stopped and the world is back on track to becoming normal again!
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