Jacinda Arden’s request of New Zealanders
New Zealand now has its seventh case of covid (Queenstown). The government is set to announce an economic package in response to corona virus on Tuesday. Labour released this video yesterday:
Transcript:
- Wash your hands
- If you don’t need to travel overseas, then don’t. Enjoy your own backyard for a time
- Wash your hands
- If you’re sick, stay home
- If you sneeze, do it into your elbow
- Wash your hands
- Stop handshakes, hugs and hongi. I know this is counter to who we are as a nation but the best thing we can do right now to show love and affection to one another is to switch to the East Coast wave. If you don’t know what that is, find an East Coaster
- Please be mindful of the older citizens in your life. Check in on them, but if you are sick, keep your distance.
- Finally, we are a tough, resilient people. We have been here before. But our journey will depend on how we work together. We are taking every measure we need as a government and every step we can as a government and we’re taking them early. We ask that you do that too. We all have a role to play, look out for your neighbour, look out for your family, look out for your friends… look after your family, look after your older ones, we are all in this together.
For those that are still learning what is happening, this is a serious pandemic. The main push in New Zealand is to prevent spread of the virus and to slow down the impact on the health system.
Microbiologist Souxsie Wiles’ series of explainers at The Spinoff.