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Nature also noted the criticism levelled at the Government and its blunders at the border, with concern over insufficient levels of staff testing at quarantine facilities. It also highlighted New Zealand s economic downturn as a result of the strict lockdown measures, impacting employment and the economy - the latter plummeting into the steepest recession on record in June.
The journal also recognised Ardern s science-backed commitment to fighting climate change, enacting legislation - the Zero Carbon Act - to become a carbon-neutral country by 2020. Ardern and Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield kept New Zealand informed through transparent communication and daily updates during the height of the nation s outbreaks.
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) director general, has listed New Zealand as among the countries that have done well throughout the pandemic, due to lessons learned from past outbreaks and epidemics. It wasn t the first time WHO has singled out New Zealand’s response to the pandemic. The organisation also created a documentary highlighting the alert level 4 lockdown and featuring our director-general of health, Dr Ashley Bloomfield. WHO’s acting head of leadership and communications, Paul Garwood, previously told
Stuff that New Zealand led the way in demonstrating how a government can readily respond to an emergency and implement guidance from the WHO.