New Zealand launches 7.36 bln USD economic stimulus package to fight COVID-19

(200317) -- AUCKLAND, March 17, 2020 (Xinhua) -- File photo shows people shopping at a supermarket in Auckland, New Zealand, taken on Feb. 28, 2020, the day when the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in New Zealand. The New Zealand government on Tuesday launched "the most significant peace-time economic plan in modern New Zealand history" to cushion the impact of the COVID-19 to support Kiwis' jobs and the domestic economy from the virus. (Photo by Li Qiaoqiao/Xinhua)