New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced that all coronavirus measures in the country will be lifted from Tuesday.
All social distancing restrictions will be dropped from midnight Monday, as the country moves to national alert level 1.
During a media briefing, Ardern said public and private events, retail and hospitality sectors, and public transport could resume normal operations and go on without restrictions.
It comes as there are no known novel coronavirus cases in the country for the first time since it was reported in February.
"While we’re in a safer, stronger position there’s still no easy path back to pre-COVID life, but the determination and focus we have had on our health response will now be vested in our economic rebuild," Ardern said.
"While the job is not done, there is no denying this is a milestone. So can I finish with a very simple 'Thank you, New Zealand.'"
Border closure restrictions will however continue to remain in place.
A powerful magnitude 8.8 earthquake off Russia's Far Eastern Kamchatka Peninsula triggered tsunami waves of up to 5 metres and sparked evacuation orders in Hawaii and across the Pacific on Wednesday.
Thailand’s military accused Cambodian forces on Wednesday of breaching a ceasefire agreement at three separate locations along the disputed border, warning that continued aggression could compel Thai forces to respond more decisively.
Australia said on Wednesday it will add YouTube to sites covered by its world-first ban on social media for teenagers, reversing an earlier decision to exempt the Alphabet-owned video-sharing site and potentially setting up a legal challenge.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Tuesday Britain was prepared to recognise a Palestinian state in September at the United Nations General Assembly unless Israel takes a number of steps to improve life for Palestinians.
A worst-case scenario of famine is unfolding in Gaza and immediate action is needed to end fighting and allow unimpeded aid access, a global hunger monitor warned on Tuesday, saying failure to act now would result in widespread death.
A gunman opened fire on Monday inside a Midtown Manhattan skyscraper housing NFL headquarters and offices of several financial firms, including Blackstone, killing four people before fatally shooting himself, New York City officials said.
Indian forces have killed three "terrorists" involved in the April attack on tourists in Jammu and Kashmir in which 26 men were killed and led to a military conflict with Pakistan, Home Minister Amit Shah said on Tuesday.
The Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Jassim Al Budaiwi, has reaffirmed the regional body’s support for the creation of an international coalition to implement efforts aimed at resolving the Palestinian issue through a two-state solution.
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Tsunami waves reach Hawaii after huge quake rattles Russia's Far East
Thailand accuses Cambodia of second ceasefire violation in two days
Australia widens teen social media ban to YouTube, scraps exemption
UK to recognise Palestinian state in September unless Israel takes action
Gaza death toll hits 60,000 as global monitor demands action to avert famine
Gunman kills four in Manhattan skyscraper, then takes own life
India says forces killed 3 'terrorists' behind Kashmir attack
GCC welcomes efforts for two-state solution amid Saudi-French conference
