New Zealand has successfully wiped out coronavirus after the
final person known to have been infected recovered.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said she was confident the
country had halted the spread of COVID-19, but said it would "almost
certainly" see more cases in the future.
"We are confident we have eliminated transmission of
the virus in New Zealand for now, but elimination is not a point in time, it is
a sustained effort," she told a news conference.
"I do want to say again, we will almost certainly see
cases here again, and that is not a sign that we have failed, it is a reality
of this virus. But if and when that occurs we have to make sure, and we are,
that we are prepared."
It has been 17 days since the last new case was reported,
with 40,000 tested in that time.
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Monday also marked the first time since late February that
there have been no active cases.
Following the country's progress, ministers have approved
another phase of reopening from midnight, Ms Ardern said.
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