'Overjoyed': a leading health expert on New Zealand's coronavirus shutdown, and the challenging weeks ahead
- Written by Michael Baker, Professor of Public Health, University of Otago
NZ Prime Minister's Office
Overjoyed. That’s not a word epidemiologists normally use, but that’s how I felt after hearing Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s announcement about New Zealand’s COVID-19 shutdown of everything except essential services for at least four weeks from midnight on Wednesday. More than anything, I just...