Jun.08 — New Zealand will remove social distancing requirements after reporting zero active cases of Covid-19, indicating it has achieved its aim of eliminating the virus. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Monday at a briefing that all remaining restrictions on people and businesses, other than strict border controls to keep the virus out, will be lifted at midnight tonight, paving the way for a resumption of normal life.

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Jun.08 — Yamini Aiyar, president of think tank Centre for Policy Research, examines Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s response to the coronavirus outbreak. India has been under a stringent nationwide lockdown since late March, even though some restrictions were eased beginning April 20 to allow select industries to resume operations. The government will begin a phased lifting of the curbs from June 8. Aiyar spaeks on “Bloomberg Markets: Asia.”

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