New Zealand’s health minister has been demoted after going to the beach during the coronavirus lockdown. “I’ve been an idiot, and I understand why people will be angry with me” he said.
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand’s health minister has described himself as an “idiot” and has been stripped of some responsibilities after breaching the country’s strict lockdown measures.
New Zealand is nearly halfway through a planned four-week lockdown aimed at minimizing the spread of the virus.A crew member on the Navy hospital ship the USNS Comfort, dispatched to New York City to help in the coronavirus outbreak in the region, has tested positive for the illness COVID-19.
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