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May 17, 2022

New Zealand PM Tests Positive for Coronavirus
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New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has tested positive for
COVID-19 and is isolating at home with moderate symptoms. Ardern's
government oversaw one of the world's most successful campaigns to stamp
out the coronavirus - until a wave of Omicron infections earlier this
year forced New Zealand to abandon its zero-COVID strategy. More than
80% of New Zealand's population is fully vaccinated, and the nation's
per capita death rate from COVID is nearly 16 times lower than the
U.S.'s.


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