New Zealand to open borders in 2022 for vaccination | World | DW

The New Zealand government announced this Thursday (08.12.2021) that it plans to allow vaccinated travelers from low-risk countries to enter without segregation from early 2022, as part of a gradual reopening of its borders.

The sea country, which closed its international borders in March 2020 following the COVID-19 epidemic, is set to begin lifting visitation restrictions from the first quarter of next year.

Reopened based on a customized model that puts travelers entering the country into three risk categories: low, medium and high, from free entry to mandatory 14-day isolation at government centers, as well as your vaccination status to consider.

In a statement, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinta Artern praised her ironclad strategy against COVID-19, saying “the low-risk route will allow free isolation for vaccinated travelers from low-risk countries.”

Low vaccination rate

However, those coming from medium or high-risk countries should be isolated for up to 14 days, although authorities prefer to allow some victims to have a period of isolation in their homes.

New Zealand, which has relatively low vaccination rates compared to other developed countries, is trying to speed up its program by vaccinating the entire population over September 16 with Pfizer serum.

The country, which stopped the travel bubble with Australia in July due to re-emergence in the neighborhood and allowed only non-isolated trips to the Cook Islands, has amassed less than 3,000 infections since the outbreak, with 26 deaths and current records. 43 active cases.

mg (efe, dpa)