New Zealand Enters Snap Lockdown Over Single Case

Reuters reports:

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern put New Zealand under strict lockdown on Tuesday after the country’s first coronavirus case in six months was reported in the largest city of Auckland.

Ardern’s “go hard, go early” strategy has helped curb COVID-19 but her announcement left people struggling to stack up essentials, businesses shutting abruptly and schools and offices making last-minute changes to go online.

All New Zealand will be in the toughest, level-four lockdown for at least three days from Wednesday. Auckland and Coromandel, a coastal town where the infected person also spent time, will be in lockdown for seven days.

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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern put New Zealand under strict lockdown after the country’s first coronavirus case in six months was reported in the largest city of Auckland. | @Reuters https://t.co/NEw6IGLX5V

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