New Zealand has announced it will begin reopening to the world, signaling an end to nearly two years of tough border rules that have separated families and shut out almost all foreigners.
The government website states that"self-isolation can be in your home or suitable alternative accommodation," so it's not yet known whether non-residents will be able to use hotels, rented apartments or other similar accommodations for their own self-isolation purposes.The announcement is a major shift for New Zealand, which imposed some of the world's strictest border rules in a bid to shut out Covid-19.
To deal with the limited quarantine places, New Zealand brought in a quarantine lottery system which allowed citizens to enter an online queue at designated times in the hopes of scoring spots.That has meant many New Zealanders have struggled to get home -- and some haven't seen their loved ones for years.
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