New Zealand has extended a lockdown in its most populous city as the country battles a fresh community coronavirus outbreak that comes after months without any locally transmitted cases.
Only five days ago, New Zealand was marking an enviable milestone -- 100 days without any community transmission. But this week has demonstrated how fast that can change, even in a country like New Zealand which has been held up as a world leader for its handling of the virus.On Friday, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced that Auckland -- the city of around 1.
Hear from Wellington mayor after New Zealand reimposes lockdown 03:20What caused the outbreak?There's still a major, unanswered question: How did this outbreak happen?The remote island nation imposed strict border controls back in March, meaning that, for the most part, only New Zealanders are allowed into the country -- and those who do arrive from abroad need to spend 14 days in state quarantine facilities.
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