Puzzling new outbreak of the coronavirus in New Zealand's largest city grows to 17 cases, with officials saying the number will likely increase further.
Medical staff take a COVID-19 test from a visitor to a drive through community based assessment centre in Christchurch, New Zealand, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2020. Health authorities in New Zealand are scrambling to trace the source of a new outbreak of the coronavirus as the nation's largest city, Auckland, goes back into lockdown.
It was a turnabout from Sunday, when the South Pacific nation of 5 million marked 100 days without any cases of local transmission. For most people, life had long returned to normal as they sat down in packed sports stadiums and restaurants or went to school without the fear of getting infected. The government is due to make a decision Friday on whether to extend Auckland's lockdown, which seems increasingly likely given the new cases.
“As with our first outbreak, we do have an expectation that things will get worse before they get better," Ardern said. “Modeling suggests that we will still see more positive cases. At this stage, though, it's heartening to see them in one cluster.” Some of those infected work at an Auckland refrigerated food facility, leading to speculation the virus could have survived from abroad on chilled or frozen food.
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