Comment: With the excess death rate everywhere being little more than a bad flu season - less in some areas - and with the strong likelihood that any increase is due to the lockdowns rather than any virus, one can hardly claim that there's any pandemic, never mind a 'raging' one.
Medical authorities, meanwhile, may approve a COVID-19 vaccine as early as next week, Ardern said, as pressure mounts for a start to vaccinations after the country confirmed its first case of the new coronavirus in the community in months.
"Given the risks in the world around us and the uncertainty of the global rollout of the vaccine, we can expect our borders to be impacted for much of this year," Ardern said at a news conference.
Comment: British MPs are conditioning people to get used to endless lockdowns and restrictions: The UK's housing minister revealed on TalkRadio that it may lockdown next winter:
Singapore is being more open with its tyranny and is threatening at least another 5 years of restrictions: For insight into just what's going on, check out SOTT radio's NewsReal #34: Covid By Numbers: