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‘Overjoyed’: a leading health expert on New Zealand’s coronavirus shutdown, and the challenging weeks ahead
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Summer Hiatus
‘Overjoyed’: a leading health expert on New Zealand’s coronavirus shutdown, and the challenging weeks ahead
Monday 21 December 2020, 12:00 AM
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University of Otago epidemiologist Michael Baker was "overjoyed" when the Government announced the first lockdown, signalling it had adopted an eradication strategy
We are on our summer break and the editorial office is closed until 18 January. In the meantime, please enjoy our Summer Hiatus series, in which our journalists have selected articles from our 2020 news and clinical archives, The Conversation and other publications with which we share content. Please note the comment function has been turned off while we are away. Happy reading.
From Martin Johnston: I chose this article because it is a reminder of the uncertainty we all faced as New Zealand entered its national pandemic lockdown in March. Michael Baker reflects on how he was overjoyed at the sudden switch in policy to eradication of the novel coronavirus
"It felt extremely lonely for a while for my colleague Professor Nick Wilson and me, as we started to advocate for a different strategy"
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