Pregnant New Zealand reporter turns to Taliban for quarantine help

A pregnant New Zealand reporter is popping to the Taliban for assist after being stranded in Afghanistan whereas her house nation holds up her return because of its famously stringent coronavirus quarantine system.

In a column printed in The New Zealand Herald on Saturday, Charlotte Bellis mentioned it was “brutally ironic” that she as soon as questioned the Taliban concerning the fundamentalist group’s remedy of girls however is now asking the identical questions concerning the New Zealand authorities.

“When the Taliban presents you — a pregnant, single girl — protected haven, you realize your state of affairs is tousled,” Bellis wrote.

Bellis final yr was working for Al Jazeera masking the withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan when she gained worldwide consideration by questioning Taliban leaders about their remedy of girls.

New Zealand’s COVID-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins spearheads the country's strict policy.
New Zealand’s COVID-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins spearheads the nation’s strict coverage.
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New Zealand’s COVID-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins advised the Herald his workplace had requested officers to verify in the event that they adopted correct procedures in Bellis’ case, “which appeared at first sight to warrant additional rationalization.”

New Zealand has saved the unfold of COVID-19 to a minimal in the course of the pandemic, reporting simply 52 virus deaths amongst its inhabitants of 5 million.

With Submit wire providers.

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