How New Zealand Used Evidence-Based Policies to Beat The Pandemic

'Here in New Zealand, we are all very aware of how lucky we are, and we connect with colleagues overseas and really feel for them,' Auckland City Hospital intensive-care specialist Chris Poynter previously told Business Insider. Experts say it's more than luck, but rather early lockdown efforts, citizen's adherence to the rules, widespread testing and contact tracing, and good communication that are the keys to its success.