The country, where only 57 percent of the population is vaccinated and hesitancy is running high, is trying to persuade more people to get inoculated.
Tag: Coronavirus Reopenings
New Zealand Aims to Vaccinate Up to 350,000 People in a Day
The hope, for a single Saturday, amounts to vaccinating about one in 12 of those eligible for a shot, and one in 15 of the total population.
Indonesia Plans to Let Foreign Flights Into Bali Soon
Bali is Indonesia’s most important tourist destination, and closing the island to foreign tourists has devastated the tourism industry.
Battling Delta, New Zealand Abandons Its Zero-Covid Ambitions
The country is changing course seven weeks into a lockdown that has failed to end the outbreak and tested the patience of many residents.
Australia Accelerates Plans to Lift Pandemic Travel Bans
Travel bans will begin to lift in November for citizens and permanent residents, depending on vaccination rates.
N.Y.’s Covid Vaccine Mandate Tested by Pushback From Workers
“It’s not a role I relish,” Gov. Kathy C. Hochul said. “But I also realistically know that there are people who will not come back to their jobs.”
Sydney Charts a Path Out of Lockdown
A phased reopening of Australia’s largest city is tied to reaching a series of milestones in vaccination rates.
‘Every Day Is Frightening’: Working For Walmart Amid Covid
As offices debate the merits and logistics of reopening, a parallel sphere of workers like Peter Naughton, a Walmart cashier, seem to inhabit another world. Often their jobs just got really hard.
Has Covid Cost Australia Its Love for Freedom?
Half the country is locked down, and its borders remain closed. But most Australians are willing to make these sacrifices in pursuit of a collective freedom from fear of the virus.
They Never Could Work From Home. These Are Their Stories.
A parallel universe of millions of employees did not have the luxury of thinking about returning to the office — they never left. Six workers share their experiences.