New Zealand, Which Makes You Jealous, Makes A Concert Without A Health Process To Be Filled With 20 Thousand Spectators

JAKARTA - New Zealand can make people in the world jealous. Closing the year 2020, they will hold their annual Rhythm and Vines festival in Gisborne from December 29-31 with a total audience of 20 thousand.

According to the IQ Reports report, the 18th edition of this music and camping festival did not implement any health protocols. The audience partied for the new year, just like in previous years.

Benee, Fat Freddy's Drop, Broods, The Beths, and Netsky as performers also did not do social distancing. Likewise, the crowd crowded into the crowd.

In addition, Rhythm and Vines also invited 10,000 people to attend Wanaka Island with DJ sets. Then there is the Northern Bass Festival in Mangawhai which celebrates the new year for three days and three nights.

To the NZ Herald, the promoter admitted to still making contact tracing and preparing emergency services and the police. When they find someone who is not well, they can immediately be isolated.

They also deliberately chose performers from local musicians' ranks and did not invite international musicians considering that several other countries were still imposing lockdowns.

In fact, this is not the first time New Zealand has held a concert amid the COVID-19 pandemic. It is recorded that they have been holding concerts since July, namely the concerts of LAB musicians whose tickets were sold out.

Since then, the New Zealand government has granted permission for promoters and musicians to hold concerts. Benee, the singer who is currently popular, also had the opportunity to hold a solo concert in his country of residence.

All the pleasures felt by the people of New Zealand cannot be separated from the government's very serious intervention in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic.

New Zealand reported its first case on February 28, 2020. As of July 2, they confirmed 1180 cases with 22 deaths since February. However, in the following months the positive cases of COVID-19 in the country experienced a decline.

Fast response. Yes, the New Zealand government moved three days after the WHO (World Health Organization) announced the COVID-19 pandemic in January 2020.

Launching the WHO website, New Zealand learned from China's way of handling COVID-19 cases quickly. The sooner they find cases, isolate and track them, the more successful they will be in defeating the pandemic.

“Implementing this strategy will have significant economic costs but so will this major outbreak. So, New Zealand implemented prevention since March 26, apart from essential workers, the whole community must quarantine at home, "said Dr. Ashley Bloomfield as the New Zealand Health representative.

The New Zealand government also provides information to the public clearly, according to reliable sources and WHO experts.

Even though it was counted successful in reducing the number of cases, the New Zealand government did not simply let go. They continue to warn their people that the virus is still attacking worldwide.

According to a recent report from the NZ Herald, there are currently no new cases of COVID-19 in New Zealand. Six confirmed cases are currently undergoing independent isolation.

Good news also came from the Rhythm and Vines concert where no one was reported to have contracted the coronavirus.

New Zealand deserves praise. While other countries are still working on how to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, they have been holding concerts freely.