{"id":78091,"date":"2022-05-14T21:29:17","date_gmt":"2022-05-14T21:29:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/?p=78091"},"modified":"2022-05-14T21:29:17","modified_gmt":"2022-05-14T21:29:17","slug":"nz-prime-minister-ardern-tests-positive-for-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/?p=78091","title":{"rendered":"NZ prime minister Ardern tests positive for Covid-19"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"News Desk:<\/strong> New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, who has overseen her country's world-leading response to the coronavirus pandemic, has tested positive for Covid-19, her office announced Saturday.<\/p>\n

Ardern's symptoms are moderate and she will isolate at home for seven days, the government said in a statement.<\/p>\n

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She has already been in isolation since last Sunday, when her partner Clarke Gayford tested positive, and was due to resume her parliamentary duties on Monday.<\/p>\n

New Zealand enforced one of the world's most restrictive approaches to managing the initial Covid-19 outbreak in 2020, and its death toll of 892 remains among the lowest of developed nations.<\/p>\n

However, it has experienced an Omicron surge since restrictions were loosened in March, with Ardern's positive case among more than 50,000 recorded over the last week.<\/p>\n

The statement said Ardern's arrangements for her upcoming trade mission to the United States are unaffected.<\/p>\n

Details of the trip are still to be confirmed, although she is scheduled to deliver the commencement address at Harvard University on May 26.<\/p>\n

Ardern will not be present in parliament for two high-profile domestic announcements — the release of the government's emissions reduction plan on Monday and the unveiling of the annual budget on Thursday.<\/p>\n

“This is a milestone week for the government and I'm gutted I can't be there for it,” Ardern said.<\/p>\n

“Our emissions reduction plan sets the path to achieve our carbon zero goal and the budget addresses the long-term future and security of New Zealand's health system.<\/p>\n

“But as I said earlier this week, isolating with Covid-19 is a very Kiwi experience this year and my family is no different.”<\/p>\n

Ardern shared a photo of her positive test on Instagram.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

News Desk: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, who has overseen her country’s world-leading response to the coronavirus pandemic, has tested positive for Covid-19, her office announced Saturday. Ardern’s symptoms are moderate and she will isolate at home for seven days, the government said in a statement. She has already been in isolation since last […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":78092,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2,14],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\t\n