{"id":654708,"date":"2021-08-17T12:52:18","date_gmt":"2021-08-17T16:52:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=654708"},"modified":"2021-08-17T12:52:22","modified_gmt":"2021-08-17T16:52:22","slug":"dont-talk-to-your-neighbors-new-zealand-enters-nationwide-lockdown-over-single-covid-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dont-talk-to-your-neighbors-new-zealand-enters-nationwide-lockdown-over-single-covid-case\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Don\u2019t Talk To Your Neighbors\u2019: New Zealand Enters Nationwide Lockdown Over Single COVID Case"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdont-talk-to-your-neighbors-new-zealand-enters-nationwide-lockdown-over-single-covid-case%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=654708&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/GettyImages-1334592670.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i87\" data-component=\"text-block\" readability=\"45\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-18snukc-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\" readability=\"60\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has authorized a nationwide lockdown after a single case of COVID-19 was confirmed in Auckland, telling citizens to shun neighbors and keep to their \u201cbubble.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A 58-year-old man tested positive for the virus, triggering week-long lockdowns in Auckland, where he resides, and Coromandel, a coastal town he had recently visited. The infection also triggered a&nbsp;three-day lockdown for the entire nation.<\/p>\n<p>And the lockdown will be intense \u2014 a so-called \u201clevel 4\u201d lockdown, where&nbsp;schools, offices, and businesses are forced to close with the exception of \u201cessential services.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to assure New Zealand that we have planned for this eventuality. Going hard and early has worked for us before,\u201d said PM Ardern.<\/p>\n<p>The PM added that citizens need to keep to their \u201cbubble\u201d and avoid speaking to their neighbors.&nbsp;\u201cWe ask people to stay two meters away from anyone you pass, stay local, and do not congregate,\u201d she said at a presser. \u201cDon\u2019t talk to your neighbors. Please keep to your bubble.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-asia-58241619\">According<\/a> to the BBC, authorities believe the infection is the Delta variant. It\u2019s the first COVID-positive case the country has had in some six months.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i87\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-18snukc-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i87\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-18snukc-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i87\" data-component=\"text-block\" readability=\"31.5\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-18snukc-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\" readability=\"33\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">New Zealand\u2019s Ministry of Health released info on Monday showing all COVID-19 cases detected near the country\u2019s border in recent weeks have been the Delta variant.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i87\" data-component=\"text-block\" readability=\"32.5\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-18snukc-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\" readability=\"35\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">\u201cWe have seen what can happen elsewhere if we fail to get on top of it. We only get one chance,\u201d said Ardern, calling the variant \u201ca game-changer.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-18snukc-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">Early on in the pandemic, Ardern boasted about having the strictest lockdown measures in the world, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-asia-53274085\">saying<\/a> she would \u201cmake no apologies\u201d for the orders.<\/p>\n<p>Last April, during a four-week lockdown,&nbsp;Ardern said the Easter Bunny was allowed in the nation, but discouraged Easter egg hunts for children, instead encouraging them to draw eggs on paper.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019ll be pleased to know that we do consider both the tooth fairy and the Easter Bunny to be essential workers,\u201d the PM said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMaybe you draw an Easter egg and pop it into your front window and help children in your neighborhood with their own Easter egg hunt because the Easter Bunny might not get everywhere this year,\u201d she told citizens.<\/p>\n<p>At the time, the country was at another Level 4 lockdown, despite a grand total of only&nbsp;1,160 positive Covid cases.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy concern is that anyone who looks at our numbers, that they cannot be complacent,\u201d Ardern said at the time. \u201cThe moment anyone decides that they can start loosening up on Level 4, that is a dangerous place for New Zealand to be. The fastest way for us to get out of Level 4 is for everyone to comply with Level 4 right till the end.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As highlighted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/experts-now-say-herd-immunity-could-be-out-of-reach\">The Daily Wire<\/a> on Tuesday, some health officials are apparently ruling out herd immunity from Covid, citing the spread of variants.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis month, the Infectious Diseases Society of America <a title=\"Delta Seen to Push Herd Immunity Threshold Above 80% (Correct)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2021-08-03\/delta-s-spread-seen-pushing-herd-immunity-threshold-above-80\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">estimated<\/a> that delta had pushed the threshold for herd immunity to well over 80% and possibly close to 90%,\u201d Bloomberg <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2021-08-13\/the-world-may-never-reach-herd-immunity-against-covid-19\">reported<\/a>. \u201cPublic health officials like Anthony Fauci have drawn controversy by shifting the goalposts over the past year, increasing the number of people who need protection before hitting herd immunity. Meanwhile, vaccine hesitancy and supply issues mean most countries won\u2019t get close to even the original numbers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/experts-now-say-herd-immunity-could-be-out-of-reach\">Experts Now Say Herd Immunity Could Be Out Of&nbsp;Reach<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i>member<\/i><\/a><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has authorized a nationwide lockdown after a single case of COVID-19 was confirmed in Auckland, telling citizens to shun neighbors and keep to their &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-654708","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/654708","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=654708"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/654708\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=654708"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=654708"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=654708"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}