Even Model Country for Quarantine New Zealand... "Possibility of 30,000 Daily Cases Next Month"

[Asia Economy Reporter Changhwan Lee] New Zealand, once regarded as a model country for quarantine measures, has also been unable to escape the spread of the COVID-19 Omicron variant.

According to foreign media on the 8th, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on the local public radio station Radio New Zealand (RNZ) that the spread of the Omicron variant could peak by the end of next month.

Prime Minister Ardern predicted that daily confirmed cases could reach between 10,000 and 30,000. She encouraged vaccinations, saying, "The more people receive booster shots, the less likely such a peak will occur."

In New Zealand, confirmed cases have been increasing this month due to the spread of the Omicron variant. The number of COVID-19 cases in New Zealand rose to the hundreds at the end of last month and has been averaging around 200 cases per day this month.

In response, the New Zealand government is actively encouraging booster shot policies for those aged 18 and over. However, it is also known that voices opposing strengthened quarantine regulations, including mandatory vaccinations, are growing in New Zealand. Some citizens opposed to the regulations have even held truck protests.

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