Oh @Susan17 Ireland follow NZ did they??
Thankfully domestic travel is happening here in New Zealand, as is elective surgery in hospitals that was all put on hold so people from out of the area have essential travel & people who haven't lost their jobs are able to go back to work or get there businesses back open.
That said I've had locals stay in the past as they can't stand getting through our Auckland traffic chaos to get to courses...and work, and locals who are the hidden homeless so always open to who may like to come to stay.
@Suzanne302 @Kath9 @Gordon0 and others it was Air New Zealand's 80th anniversary of the first flight under the air lines old name on 30th April 2020 and also that of Qantas airlines, Australia, 100th anniversary this year so I'm sure air travel will come back locally & between our countries sooner rather than later for the betterment of all.
Best not to get too stressed about been exposed to diseases of any kind as like in the past, they sooner or later become an accepted thing in society - think back to measles, Aids/ HIV etc and the scaremongering/ fear that went on with the way they were portrayed in the media.
Now people rarely worry or know who has it and happily accommodate them without prejudice or fear.
Most unfortunately Corona virus / Covid 19 media coverage has been more in our faces in a fearful way due to people having phones etc with cameras who post all manner of photos & information that may or may not be accurate or factual online that we may not otherwise have seen or read in traditional media publications/ formats which doesn't help anyone.
There's been a total lack of respect & privacy for those involved in hospitals and Aged Care facilities which is an imbalance and injustice, it's inhumane.
It's been unnecessary to have daily 1pm public updates in our media which I understand has happened world wide, and in various Parliamentary houses.
No one needs to be stigmatized and we perhaps need to stop and ask ourselves how we would like to be treated if we had it.
Some of the froth within the Health profession have much to answer for stigmatizing people who through no fault of their own have become part of lives.