For New Zealand, flattening the coronavirus curve wasn’t enough: PM Jacinda Ardern

This year, New Zealand pulled off a moon shot that remains the envy of most other nations: it eliminated the coronavirus.But the goal was driven as much by fear as it was ambition, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern revealed on Wednesday.She said the target grew from an early realisation the country’s health system simply could not cope with a big outbreak.Coronavirus: New Zealand agrees to Australia travel bubbleAnd there have been plenty of bumps along the way. When a handful of unexplained cases…

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