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New Zealand's COVID-19 'elimination' strategy appears to be working
The number of people in New Zealand newly infected with COVID-19 has dropped for a third consecutive day — an early sign that the country's strict lockdown may be working to contain the highly infectious Delta variant.
New Zealand recorded 49 new COVID-19 cases Tuesday, down from 53 on Monday and 83 on Sunday, official data showed.
Eric Topol, director at Scripps Research Institute, said on Twitter Tuesday that New Zealand was "achieving containment."
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has said previously that the country's approach to tackling Delta would be "elimination." "Elimination means continuing to stamp out COVID wherever it emerges," she said.
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