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Jin Russell works in a children's hospital in Auckland, New Zealand Image caption: Jin Russell works in a children's hospital in Auckland, New Zealand

New Zealand has said it has stopped community transmission of Covid-19, effectively eliminating the virus, while some non-essential business, healthcare and education activities will resume on Tuesday.

Jin Russell, a doctor in Auckland, spoke to BBC OS on World Service radio and said: “I’m at the end of a five-week lockdown staying at home with my two little boys and my husband. I’m really proud of my country. We’ve taken such strong collective action to keep each other safe.

“When our prime minister, Jacinda Arden, announced five weeks ago the lockdown was going to start I remember crying with relief because my whole family are doctors. My mum is a GP in her 70s, my dad is a full-time pathologist at the hospital, and my brother is a rheumatologist.

"I work at the children’s hospital here and when I saw what was happening with healthcare workers overseas catching coronavirus and being at risk, I was so relieved we locked down, went hard and went early. I feel very confident that New Zealand is going to show the world how to do this.”

New Zealand has reported fewer than 1,500 confirmed or probable cases of coronavirus and 19 deaths.