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In this March 10, 2020, file photo, a child tosses an already-autographed baseball while awaiting another signature from a passing player before a spring training baseball game between the Los Angeles Angels and the Seattle Mariners in Peoria, Ariz. Doctors, scientists and sports leaders are outlining the path back to playing fields for children in grassroots sports -- an exercise that could inform major organizations on how to get their industries up and running as well in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File) **FILE**

Leaders chart path back to playing fields for amateur sports

By Eddie Pells - Associated Press

Surfers prepare to enter the water at Sumner Beach as level four COVID-19 restrictions are eased in Christchurch, New Zealand, Tuesday, April 28, 2020. New Zealand eased its strict lockdown restrictions to level three at midnight to open up certain sections of the economy but social distancing rules will still apply. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

New Zealand tames virus; France, Spain reveal lockdown exits

By Angela Charlton, Elena Becatoros and Nick Perry - Associated Press

In this March 21, 2020, file photo, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern holds up a card showing a new alert system for COVID-19 in Wellington, New Zealand. New Zealand has set itself an ambitious goal of not just containing the coronavirus, but eliminating it altogether. Experts believe the country could pull it off, thanks to its geography and decisive early actions by Ardern, who has put the country into a strict lockdown. But whatever happens, the country will continue feeling the effects of the pandemic, which has hobbled its vital tourism industry. (AP Photo/Nick Perry, File)

Jacinda Ardern, PM: Coronavirus in New Zealand ‘eliminated’

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern stands at dawn on the driveway of Premier House with her father Ross Ardern, left, and partner Clarke Gayford to commemorate Anzac Day in Wellington, New Zealand, Saturday, April 25, 2020. Many New Zealanders participated in the &quot;Stand At Dawn&quot; initiative to commemorate Anzac Day after the traditional services were canceled due to COVID-19. (Ross Giblin/Dominion Post, Pool photo via AP)

On Anzac Day, services in lockdown replaced by home vigils

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In an image made from video taken on April 22, 2020, New Zealand nurse Jenny McGee speaks about her efforts to help save coronavirus patient British Prime Minister Boris Johnson during an interview in London. McGee was one of two National Health Service nurses who were singled out for praise by the British Prime Minister after he was discharged from St. Thomas’ Hospital in London earlier this month. Johnson, 55, was the first world leader confirmed to have the virus. (TVNZ via AP)

Nurse Jenny from New Zealand recounts treating Boris Johnson

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New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern addresses a press conference at the post-Cabinet media conference at Parliament, in Wellington, New Zealand, Monday, April 20, 2020. (Mark Mitchell/Pool photo via AP) ** FILE **

New Zealand to begin easing restrictions after ‘wave of devastation’ was prevented: Jacinda Ardern

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

In this Friday, April 17, 2020, photo, medical staff test a supermarket employee who volunteered at a pop-up community COVID-19 testing station at a carpark in Christchurch, New Zealand. New Zealand has set itself an ambitious goal of not just containing the coronavirus, but eliminating it altogether. Experts believe the country could pull it off, thanks to its geography and decisive early actions by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, who has put the country into a strict lockdown. But whatever happens, the country will continue feeling the effects of the pandemic, which has hobbled its vital tourism industry. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

New Zealand could pull off bold goal of eliminating virus

By NICK PERRY - Associated Press

FILE- In this April 7, 2020, file photo provided by Felix Gard, German tourists from left, Felix Gard, Julia Betz, Laura Spottke, and Thomas Metzler pictured in Cambridge, New Zealand. Four German students say they're glad they'll finally get to fly home Sunday, April 12, 2020, but are sad to say goodbye to the New Zealand family that sheltered them for two-and-a-half weeks during a nationwide lockdown. (Felix Gard via AP, File)

4 Germans sheltered by New Zealand family to fly home

By NICK PERRY - Associated Press

In this April 8, 2020 photo provided by Naohiro Katsuta, people wait for their test results for the coronavirus at temporary beds made with cardboard boxes at Narita International Airport in Narita, near Tokyo. Cardboard boxes are being readied at Tokyo's Narita international airport for quarantine as arriving people wait for test results for the coronavirus. Shotaro Tajima, a Japanese Health Ministry official in the contagious diseases section, said people are now at nearby hotels and have not had to stay in the boxes. If cases grow, people may need to wait longer for test results, which usually come back within several hours. Japan is requiring tests for people who fly in from dozens of nations, including the U.S., China and Italy. (Naohiro Katsuta via AP)

The Latest: South Korea vice health minister urges alertness

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This April 7, 2020, photo provided by Felix Gard, shows German tourists, from left, Felix Gard, Julia Betz, Laura Spottke, and Thomas Metzler in Cambridge, New Zealand. Four German students who were invited by a New Zealand family to shelter with them during a nationwide lockdown say they've been having lots of fun sharing meals, playing football and trying to learn guitar. The students are among the 12,000 German visitors who have signed up for a repatriation program on flights chartered by the German government. (Felix Gard via AP)

New Zealand family hosts 4 German students during lockdown

By NICK PERRY and KIKO ROSARIO - Associated Press

Foreign tourists wait to be checked by German Embassy staff at Christchurch Airport terminal as they prepare to check in for a charter flight back to Germany via Vancouver from Christchurch, New Zealand, Monday, April 6, 2020. The German Embassy in Wellington last week said more than 12,000 German tourists had signed up for its repatriation program from New Zealand following the strict monthlong lockdown, which is aimed at preventing more coronavirus infections. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

No need to swim: Germans stuck in New Zealand fly home

By NICK PERRY - Associated Press

100,000 tourists stuck in New Zealand to leave as rules ease

By NICK PERRY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Saturday, March 16, 2019, file photo, Brenton Tarrant, the man charged in relation to the Christchurch mosque shootings, appears in the Christchurch District Court, in Christchurch, New Zealand. One year after killing 51 worshipers at two Christchurch mosques, Tarrant, an Australian white supremacist accused of the slaughter on Thursday, March 26, 2020, changed his plea to guilty. (Mark Mitchell/Pool Photo via AP, File)

New Zealand mosque gunman pleads guilty to murder, terrorism

By NICK PERRY - Associated Press

This 2016, photo shows Margaret Sparrow at her daughter's home in Greytown, New Zealand. Sparrow was delighted Wednesday, March 18, 2020 when New Zealand lawmakers have voted in favor of a landmark bill that treats abortion as a health issue rather than a crime. (Courtesy of Margaret Sparrow via AP)

New Zealand passes landmark law to decriminalize abortion

By NICK PERRY - Associated Press

Kiwi teams move to Australia to avoid coronavirus fallout

By STEVE McMORRAN - Associated Press

Kayaker’s sons follow in her footsteps after her death

By KAREN CHÁVEZ of Asheville Citizen Times - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 8, 2019, file photo, New Zealand's Reserve Bank Governor Adrian Orr speaks to the media in Wellington, New Zealand. New Zealand's central bank on Monday, March 16, 2020 cut the benchmark interest rate to a record low 0.25%. The cut of 0.75% came outside of the bank's normal schedule for changing rates. The Reserve Bank of New Zealand said in a statement that the negative impact of the pandemic on the New Zealand economy will be significant. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms. For some, it can cause more severe illness, especially in older adults and people with existing health problems. (AP Photo Nick Perry, File)

New Zealand announces economic stimulus equal to 4% of GDP

By NICK PERRY - Associated Press

Survivor of the Al Noor mosque shootings, Temel Atacocugu, center, exchanges a hongi with a member of the Tu Tangata motorcycle club outside the mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand, Sunday, March 15, 2020. A national memorial in New Zealand to commemorate the 51 people who were killed when a gunman attacked two mosques one year ago has been canceled due to fears over the new coronavirus. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

Christchurch marks anniversary of mosque shootings

By NICK PERRY - Associated Press

In this Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020, photo, Al Noor mosque shooting survivor Temel Atacocugu points to the scar of a bullet wound in his arm during an interview at his home in Christchurch, New Zealand. When the gunman walked into the mosque, Atacocugu was kneeling for Friday prayers. He looked up into the man's face, thinking he was a police officer because of his paramilitary outfit. Time slowed. Temel saw a puff of smoke come from the raised gun, felt a bullet smash into his teeth, and thought: &quot;Oh, my God, I'm dying.&quot; (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

Shot 9 times during mosque massacre, survivor overcomes fear

By NICK PERRY - Associated Press

New Zealand's Tone Ng Shiu, right, passes to Vilimoni Koroi left, while being tackled by South Africa's Angelo Davids, front right, and Werner Kok during a semifinal match at the Canada Sevens rugby tournament in Vancouver, British Columbia, Sunday, March 8, 2020. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)

New Zealand edges Australia for Canada Sevens title

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