Sustainable Governance in the Context of the COVID-19 Crisis
- Format Type
- Date of publication
- 10/12/2021
- DOI
- 10.11586/2021100
- Edition
- 1. edition
- Volume/Format
- 51 pages, PDF
Format
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PDF
Price
Free of charge
Description
From a public health perspective, New Zealand is a COVID-19 success story. As of January 2021, New Zealand recorded only around 2,200 cases of and 25 deaths caused by COVID-19, which translates to a mortality rate of 0.51 deaths per 100,000 population – the lowest death rate among OECD countries. Only 122 cases had to be hospitalized, with 18 cases treated in ICU. In 2020, community transmissions were effectively eliminated, allowing public life to return to normal.
