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‘Tough decisions need to be made, and soon!’

Saturday 23 October 2021 | Written by Al Williams | Published in National

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The Cook Islands Government is being called on to make tough decisions, and make them soon, as New Zealand enters a new Covid-19 protection framework.

The Cook Islands Government is being called on to make tough decisions, and make them soon, as New Zealand enters a new Covid-19 protection framework.


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Comments

STEVE SEIPOLT on 26/10/2021

The COOKS are leading the way in COVID response they are far far far ahead of NZ I would not use NZ as a gauge on what to do and I'm a Kiwi myself. The Cook Islands needs its own stand alone strategy for fully vaccinated visitors in and out negative testing and a well maintained and monitored COVID tracing system. The Cooks vaccination rate is the highest in the southern hemisphere a feat to be valued and proud of.

Sally Wyatt on 25/10/2021

Since the start of the pandemic we have had the benefit of looking overseas and learning from others’ experiences. This has always been a key advantage that the Cook Islands have had. There was an interesting report today in New Zealand's Stuff News about how the Isle of Man - a self-governing British Crown Dependency with a small population - has adapted to open borders. It has maintained a mitigation strategy that with high vaccination rates seems to have kept Covid reasonably well in check. Sally Wyatt

on 23/10/2021

Why have our foreign workers been allowed to leave on essential worker visas to NZ - Some businesses have lost a large part of their work force. This was never possible pre COVID and is a loop hole that should have been closed.