New Zealand reinstates coronavirus restrictions after first locally-transmitted case in 102 days
WELLINGTON - New Zealand announced on Tuesday it was shutting down its largest city, Auckland, after four new cases of COVID-19 were discovered in the city, the first evidence of domestic transmission after being coronavirus-free for 102 days.
News of the cases sent panic across the country with media reporting people rushing to supermarkets to stock up, and businesses preparing to shut. "This is something we have prepared for," Ardern said in a surprise news conference, adding that the increased caution was as the source of the virus was unknown.
Story continues"This will come as a shock to all New Zealanders who believed what we had been told – that we had got on top of this virus," the main opposition National Party leader Judith Collins said in a statement."REMAIN CALM"
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