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Shopping malls, cinemas, cafes and restaurants will open Thursday in New Zealand because there are only 90 cases of coronavirus in the country
- Shopping malls, cinemas and restaurants can reopen from Thursday
- Other businesses previously considered non-essential can open in the next 48 hours
- Includes coffee shops, retail stores as part of the alert level two restrictions
- However, the bars will have to wait until May 21 before reopening the green light.
- The number of active cases in New Zealand is only 90 out of a total of 1,146 infections
- Here we show you how to help people affected by Covid-19
New Zealand’s shopping malls, cinemas and restaurants may reopen from Thursday as the country continues to repeal its coronavirus blocking restrictions.
Other companies deemed nonessential at alert levels three and four, including cafes and retail stores, may also reopen within the next 48 hours.
Meanwhile, the new alert level two will take effect from midnight on Thursday morning, which means that schools can reopen from next Monday.
However, the bars will have to wait until May 21 before reopening the green light, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said.
It occurs when the number of active cases in New Zealand stands at just 90 out of a total of 1,146 infections confirmed by COVID-19.
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Pictured: a secure COVID-19 space for contactless customers in front of a restaurant in Auckland on April 29. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced that cafes and restaurants may reopen entirely from Thursday
An Auckland school teacher prepares for the return of a small number of students on April 28. Schools in New Zealand can reopen fully starting Monday
Ms. Ardern allowed sports teams to start playing again as long as they followed a 10-person limit at social gatherings after their game was over.
“There has to be a new normal,” he said. “We will come out of our bubbles, we will be around more people.”
“Our plan was to go hard and go early so that we can get our economy moving again sooner, so we can reap the economic benefit of getting the right health response.” So far, we have, ” he said.
However, following the example of his Australian counterpart Scott Morrison, he said that international borders would remain closed until further notice.
‘We all know there is more to do. We may have won some battles, but we have not won the war.
“If we slack off, we could be moving in the wrong direction.”
Ms. Arden announced the easing of the restrictions, while urging caution, saying, “We may have won some battles, but we have not won the war.”
On May 1 a takeaway service is performed in Wellington. Cafes can reopen along with shopping malls and restaurants starting Friday
Ardern also threatened to reintroduce the rules of social distancing if New Zealanders did not follow the “golden rules” of the level two alert.
Those conditions include social distancing in public, staying home if you are sick, sticking to the rule of gathering 10 people, and washing your hands well.
New Zealand alert level three was in place for two weeks, while the strictest alert stage, level four, was enforced for 33 days.
Ms. Ardern said the recently announced set of rules would be reviewed in two weeks.
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