WELLINGTON – WELLINGTON, New ZealandNew Zealand has eradicated the coronavirus from its shores after health officials reported Monday that the final person known to have been infected has recovered.
It has been 17 days since the last new case was reported in New Zealand, and Monday also marked the first time since late February that there have been no active cases.
Health officials caution that new cases could be imported into the country, which has closed its borders to everybody but citizens and residents, with some exceptions.