‘People are tired’: Chris Hipkins, the New Zealand minister battling to eliminate Covid

As the country’s much-lauded pandemic policy reaches a critical moment, Hipkins insists it remains committed to elimination

It’s New Zealand’s 1pm Covid press conference, and Chris Hipkins is eyeballing a room of journalists. He stands, sanitising his hands, and takes a moment to look around.

“We’ll start with some good news,” he begins.

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Source: The Guardian