Why India, Pakistan, Brazil are still in VHR whereas Covid Ravaged UK, USA and few other countries are in Green list
G Sharma made this Official Information request to Chris Hipkins
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From: G Sharma
Dear Chris Hipkins,
I noted India, Pakistan, Brazil etc. were rightly added to VHR countries because it was a right thing to do 6 months ago when these countries were in the middle of an uncontained outbreak.
Later "Fiji and Indonesia" were also promptly added to the VHR list as well
Now from last 3-4 months Covid-19 has largely been contained specifically in India and Pakistan and there is no review about it despite a briefing on it in July with a recommendation of moving India, Pakistan and Brazil to HR (#12 in briefing paper)
https://covid19.govt.nz/assets/Proactive...
3 months since the above mentioned briefing and the daily cases of specifically India and Pakistan are now even lower, in-fact per capita basis much lower than NZ as well, but no review or change in sight.
At the same time UK and USA per capita are experiencing Enormous and ever increasing outbreak, even now with a new variant of Covid so my OIA request is for
1: Is there any new review, briefing and decision imminent in regards to recategorising currently VHR countries based on the current status of daily cases?
2: Are their any ongoing review or briefing presented to the cabinet to include UK and other developed countries with current daily high number of cases?
Yours faithfully,
G Sharma
From: C Hipkins (MIN)
Chris Hipkins
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From: C Hipkins (MIN)
Chris Hipkins
Dear G Sharma,
Please find attached letter from Hon Chris Hipkins in response to your email of 21 October 2021.
Kind regards,
Office of Hon Chris Hipkins
Minister for COVID-19 Response | Minister of Education | Minister of the Public Service | Leader of the House
Parliament Buildings, Private Bag 18041, Wellington 6160, New Zealand
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