New Zealand and Australia close borders to foreigners amid coronavirus crisis
Jacinda Ardern says she recognises NZ ban starting on Thursday night is ‘extraordinary’, as Scott Morrison says Australia’s borders close on Friday
Australia and New Zealand’s borders will be shut to anyone who is not a citizen or resident, in an escalation of both countries’ efforts to tackle the coronavirus.
“At no time in New Zealand’s history has a power like this been used, and I recognise how extraordinary it is,” New Zealand’s prime minister, Jacinda Ardern said on Thursday.