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New Zealand PM: No open borders for 'a long time'

* 5 May 2020

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New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says the country will not
have open borders with the rest of the world for "a long time to come".

Ms Ardern was speaking after attending part of Australia's cabinet
meeting via video link.

The meeting discussed a possible "trans-Tasman bubble", where people
could go between Australia and New Zealand freely, and without
quarantine.

But she said visitors from further afield were not possible any time
soon.

Both Australia and New Zealand have closed their borders to almost all
foreigners as part of their Covid-19 response.

What did Jacinda Ardern say?

Ms Ardern said New Zealand and Australia were discussing a "bubble of
sorts between us, a safe zone of travel".

She stressed there was "a lot of work to be done before we can
progress...but it's obviously been floated because of the benefits it
would bring".

But, in response to a question about the country's tourism sector, Ms
Ardern said: "We will not have open borders for the rest of the world
for a long time to come."
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What is the virus situation in Australia and New Zealand?

Ms Ardern said any "trans-Tasman bubble" was only possible because of
"the world leading actions" of both countries.

On Tuesday, New Zealand reported no new cases for the second day in a
row.

It has had fewer than 1,500 confirmed cases in total, and only 20
deaths. Last week it eased its lockdown from Level 4 to Level 3.

Australia - which has a population of around 25 million, five times
that of New Zealand - has had almost 7,000 cases and 96 deaths.

But it, too, has "flattened the curve" of infections, and various
states and territories have also eased their lockdowns.
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