NZ rated secondsafest

Wellington: New Zealand ranks second in the latest Forbes report on the safest countries during the Covid19 pandemic.

Germany came first, with South Korea third, followed by Switzerland and Japan.

The United Kingdom came in at 31, Sweden 49 and the United States 55.

The study assessed 250 countries on the efficiency of their quarantine systems, health readiness, and management and detection of the virus.

Somaliland, South Sudan, Afghanistan, and Mali were rated the most dangerous nations.