Covid Comments Updated – Again

Out of Australia yesterday (15th October 2021) we read that New South Wales was planning to open its international borders to fully vaccinated travellers and to do away with quarantine. Aust PM Scott Morrison has over ruled the NSW state pointing out that the Federal Govt alone holds authority over international borders. Possibly NSW was wanting to follow the North American example and the NSW premier being new to the job was hoping to make an immediate mark for himself. The actual reopening date and conditions at the moment seem to be a moving target.

If it all happens how far behind will NZ be in re-opening?

Interestingly the new NSW premier, Dominic Perrottet, used the term “hermit kingdom” in reference to his state’s lockdown. Who else recently applied that descriptive, using it as if it was his own original material? Our very own and hugely admired (?) ex-Prime Minister John Key. The term had actually popped up in the media a few months back – The Guardian UK.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/aug/24/why-were-happy-hobbits-in-jacindas-mysterious-socialist-hermit-kingdom

 16th Oct 2021

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