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Alexandra Sifferlin
Alexandra Sifferlin

Apr 22, 2020

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New Zealand Is Crushing the Curve

Why the country seems to be getting so far ahead of the pandemic

When it comes to flattening the curve, there’s a clear leader: New Zealand. The country is doing such a remarkable job at keeping the spread down, that it’s reported less than 20 total deaths from Covid-19 as of Wednesday afternoon.

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Alexandra Sifferlin

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Health and science journalist. Former editor of Medium’s Covid-19 Blog and deputy editor at Elemental. TIME Magazine writer before that

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