When the virus arrived in her country, Ardern was clear-minded and quick, raising the alert level to maximum, insisting that returning Kiwis self-isolate – all this when a mere six cases had been detected in her country. – Bloomberg
IN a recent Facebook post and address to the nation, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong mentioned a phone conversation he'd just had with his New Zealand counterpart Jacinda Ardern in which the battle against the Covid-19 pandemic seemed to have featured prominently.
Citing his Kiwi counterpart's experience, he relayed to Singaporeans that circuit breakers had been essential to the South Pacific nation's fight against the outbreak, and that its numbers had begun to trend down only on Day 11.
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When the virus arrived in her country, Ardern was clear-minded and quick, raising the alert level to maximum, insisting that returning Kiwis self-isolate – all this when a mere six cases had been detected in her country. – Bloomberg
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen. – AFP
Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg. – Reuters
German Chancellor Angela Merkel. – AFP
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