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Avatar 2 crew fly in to coronavirus row in New Zealand

By Eleanor Ainge Roy

 

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The crew of the next instalment of Avatar were designated ‘essential workers’ in order to enter New Zealand. Photograph: Allstar/20 CENTURY FOX/Sportsphoto Ltd./Allstar

 

The international crew of Avatar 2 have been given special permission to enter New Zealand to begin filming the blockbuster sequel – despite the country’s border being closed to all foreign nationals.

 

On 16 March, prime minister Jacinda Ardern closed New Zealand’s borders as a precaution against the spread of Covid-19.

 

The country’s strict lockdown appears to have worked, with fewer than 1,500 cases of coronavirus and 22 deaths.

 

New Zealanders are now enjoying a loosened lockdown, with many aspects of normal life, such as work and school, returning.

 

Full Story: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jun/02/avatar-2-crew-james-cameron-fly-in-to-coronavirus-row-in-new-zealand

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12 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

The international crew of Avatar 2 have been given special permission to enter New Zealand to begin filming the blockbuster sequel – despite the country’s border being closed to all foreign nationals.

what if one or more of them is infected and they create a growing cluster ? sure make NZ leaders look stupid ! (altho what they already did goes a long way towards that)

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11 hours ago, YetAnother said:

what if one or more of them is infected and they create a growing cluster ? sure make NZ leaders look stupid ! (altho what they already did goes a long way towards that)

The UK government seems to have a monopoly on looking stupid at the moment.

  • The "sex" ban. (Just google it...).
  • The "conga line". (90 minutes spent voting today - because online voting is too modern for the UK government, so instead people who should be shielded or self-isolating have to travel to Westminster and stand in a socially distanced queue to vote. (Slight problem for the MPs from Northern Ireland as they couldn't fly to England - so couldn't get there to vote).

I fully expect the Ministry of Silly walks to be used almost universally by foreign countries to try and explain how weird Westminster is. Mr Rees-Mogg being the person who introduced the voting in person requirement making it even easier to mock.

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