新西兰对可能爆发的口疫情做好准备. New Zealand tests readiness for potential foot-and-mouth disease outbreak.

新西兰正在全国范围内进行演习,以测试其对可能爆发的口疫情的准备情况. 开始于5月13日在塔拉纳基举行的农场模拟活动. New Zealand is conducting nationwide exercises to test its readiness for a potential foot-and-mouth disease outbreak, starting with a farm simulation in Taranaki on May 13. 由初级产业部牵头，演习将评估从本地探测到国家决策的响应情况。 Led by the Ministry for Primary Industries, the drills will assess responses from local detection to national decision-making. 尽管风险仍然很低, 但官员强调需要做好准备. Officials emphasize the need for preparedness given the disease's potential to cost billions, though the risk remains low.