New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has returned to the country’s capital to manage the situation after a community coronavirus outbreak. Photo: Reuters New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has returned to the country’s capital to manage the situation after a community coronavirus outbreak. Photo: Reuters
New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has returned to the country’s capital to manage the situation after a community coronavirus outbreak. Photo: Reuters
Asia /  Australasia

Coronavirus: New Zealand locks down Auckland after local outbreak

  • PM Jacinda Ardern announced the three-day lockdown after three people tested positive, in a significant setback for New Zealand’s Covid-19 fight
  • Elsewhere, Australia’s Victoria reported two new local cases and a survey in Japan found only 63.1 per cent are willing to get a vaccine shot

Topic |   Coronavirus pandemic
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Updated: 9:57pm, 14 Feb, 2021

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New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has returned to the country’s capital to manage the situation after a community coronavirus outbreak. Photo: Reuters New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has returned to the country’s capital to manage the situation after a community coronavirus outbreak. Photo: Reuters
New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has returned to the country’s capital to manage the situation after a community coronavirus outbreak. Photo: Reuters
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