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Good get that population control.
Have fun >

"Officials have done a public health risk assessment, including working through scenarios of potential case numbers among travellers from China. This confirmed these visitors won't contribute significantly to our Covid case numbers meaning entry restrictions aren't required or justified,"
Because it'd be kind of ridiculous when our covid rates here in New Zealand are also very high right now. Frankly, we're lucky that other countries aren't requiring us to provide a negative test before flying. >

It isn't luck. >

You're right. It's more likely a combination of Western hegemony and our own political irrelevance. >

The latter. >

That seems like a bad call. >

So they will lock down their own citizens for years but not do an absolutely basic tactic to reduce COVID transmission? Lol >

The circumstance now is very different from two years ago. I'd doubt there are many kiwis who are very concerned about this. I still haven't even had covid. >

Consider yourself lucky. I’m dealing with heart and lung issues after a “mild case” 7 months ago. >

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New Zealand will not require travellers from China to be tested for Covid-19, the government has announced.
The Covid-19 variant in China should not require new measures such as mandatory testing to protect New Zealanders, the Minister added.
"There is minimal public health risk to New Zealand. We know that BF7 is the prevalent variant in China and that it hasn't caused significant outbreaks in other countries that, like New Zealand, have already been exposed to the BA5 variant. So public health measures are not required to protect New Zealanders."


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Big mistake >

Thought NZ was wiser than this. They will regret this soon. >

We will listen to the scientists not the politics >

Are your scientists really saying "eh, we already have a lot of COVID going around so what harm is a few thousand more infected people from China gonna do?"
That seems... like unusual logic for the scientific community to follow. >

Did you read the article? >

NZ has a lot of reliance on Chinese trade and is not about to gamble on China getting revenge. Tip toe around China policy works. >

We’re fucked >

No we are not. You may not have noticed but we have a ton of covid already which is why it won't make much difference especially since the tests are not reliable. >

Time will tell won’t it. I’d sooner be testing people coming in from a country supposedly plagued with it, regardless of the tests being unreliable, than going through lockdown bollocks again >

Test the people coming from every country then. >

Kinda feel like all international travel should require testing >

Dumb. >

It’s about money. Tourism is #1 when it comes to NZ’s economy and the lockdowns and lockouts have done their damage. I was just in NZ and they’re saying it’s coming back, but won’t fully until China opens up. A couple different people told me Chinese tourists made up 50% of their business revenue. Chinese citizens own stores in NZ to cater to Chinese tourists and have shuttered them until the tourists are back as well. It’s a tough choice to make and a tough spot to be in for sure. >

It is also because we have a ton of covid already. Everyone has had a recent infection. >

Not everyone >

Yes I was boasting about not ever getting covid in early December Tested positive the same day. Lol. Our rates say half the population but it is definitely under reported. I will keep my fingers crossed for you. If you do get it hopefully it will be mild. It was for us but we are very vaccinated.