However,
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.
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LONDON, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) Chinese epidemiologist Li Lanjuan has been selected in Nature s list of 10 people who were part of big stories in science in 2020, as the science journal published the annual list online on Tuesday. In a year when the COVID-19 pandemic touched all parts of the globe, Nature has selected a group of people from around the world who were part of some of the biggest events in science in 2020, said Rich Monastersky, chief features editor at Nature.
Among the 10 people, Chinese epidemiologist Li Lanjuan is selected for her role in helping to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, according to Nature.
Ardern named one of top 10 people who shaped science in 2020 Newshub 15/12/2020 Lana Andelane © Video - Newshub; Image - Getty Watch: Kiwis heading away this summer are urged to pack a COVID kit and to prepare for a holiday lockdown.
Jacinda Ardern has been ranked among the top 10 individuals who played a pivotal role in shaping science this year, according to the editors of a leading academic journal, for her effective and swift response against COVID-19.
The prestigious, multidisciplinary science journal
Natureplaced the Prime Minister alongside the likes of biologist Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the Director-General of the World Health Organization; American physician and immunologist Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; and virologist Professor Zhang Yongzhen, the first to share the genome sequence of the coronavirus online.
Quick and decisive : Jacinda Ardern s Covid-19 response recognised by science journal Nature
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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has been included in the Nature s 10 list of 2020. Photo / Mark Mitchell
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has been included in the Nature s 10 list of 2020. Photo / Mark Mitchell
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Jacinda Ardern has been recognised by an international science journal for her quick and decisive actions at the height of the pandemic.
The research journal Nature has included the Prime Minister in its annual list of 10 people who were part of big stories in science in 2020.
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The publication said Ardern had won international praise for her quick and decisive actions that kept New Zealand relatively safe from Covid-19 while also maintaining the trust of citizens .
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