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Photos: New Zealand charts a new normal post the lockdown
New Zealand has begun a staged exit from a seven-week lockdown that was one of the strictest in the world. More than 1,400 of the nearly 1,500 people who contracted COVID-19 have recovered, while 21 have died. The schools will open next week but offices were allowed to start on Thursday.
Updated on: May 15, 2020 6:11 PM IST
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A pedestrian crosses a road as a staged exit from the lockdown caused by the coronavirus in Wellington, New Zealand began. The country has ended most of its coronavirus lockdown restrictions as it prepares itself for a new normal. (Birgit Krippner / Bloomberg)
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A woman runs past a restaurant in Wellington. More than 1,400 of the nearly 1,500 people who contracted COVID-19 have recovered, while 21 have died. (Birgit Krippner / Bloomberg)
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Customers maintain social distancing measures as they wait to enter a boutique in Wellington. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said in a statement that the Southern Hemisphere nation faces the most challenging economic conditions since the Great Depression because of the virus. (Birgit Krippner / Bloomberg)
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People walk their dogs along Worser Bay Beach in Wellington. The country is expected to suffer a record contraction in the June quarter and the unemployment rate is projected to rise to double digits. (Birgit Krippner / Bloomberg)
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A bottle of hand sanitizer seen on a table outside the Ortega Fish Shack restaurant in Wellington. (Birgit Krippner / Bloomberg)
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A man sits on a bench outside the City Gallery Wellington. Schools will open next week but offices were allowed to resume on Thursday. (Birgit Krippner / Bloomberg)
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Employees work behind a counter at a cafe during a staged exit from the lockdown caused by the coronavirus in Wellington. (Birgit Krippner / Bloomberg)
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Pedestrians walk past a bar in Wellington.Social gatherings, including for weddings and other religions ceremonies, are to be limited to ten people. (Birgit Krippner / Bloomberg)
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