Overview

New Zealand has had a total of 2600 cases as of April 2021 since its first case was documented at the end of February 2020. New Zealand’s approach to control the COVID-19 outbreak in the country comprises of closure of borders to international visitors, and strict isolation and quarantine requirements for those permitted to travel to New Zealand. Promotion of hand hygiene, self-isolation for those who are sick, and testing. In addition, active case management, contact tracing and community surveillance, and widespread testing are some other key components of New Zealand’s response to COVID-19. The country also adopted a four‐level Alert Level Framework which serves to guide the response to differing circumstances relating to the spread of the virus.

How to Cite this publication

Cumming J. COVID‐19 health system response monitor: New Zealand. New Delhi: World Health Organization Regional Office for South‐East Asia; 2021