Finance Minister Grant Robertson's ''post-lockdown financial aid package will be just as critical as the initial wage subsidy'', says Mike Yardley. Sixty-eight of those patients improved over 18 days, with more than half of patients on ventilators being able to get off the breathing devices. Determining when to "reopen the American economy" will be the biggest decision of his presidency. But where possible, unshackling the economy, mobilising re-employment and wealth creation for the nation must command the highest priority. Delicately weighted decisions, that thread the needle between the economic and health imperatives, will take grit, agility and courage.

Source: Stuff April 13, 2020 16:52 UTC