COVID breaks out in New Zealand after 102 days

August 11, 2020 15:22

New Zealand announced its first locally transmitted coronavirus infections in 102 days on Tuesday, prompting the countrys prime minister to issue a stay-at-home lockdown order for the countrys largest city.

Jacinda Ardern said four cases had been detected in a single family in Auckland from an unknown source.

After 102 days, we have our first cases of Covid-19 outside of managed isolation or quarantine facilities... While we have all worked incredibly hard to prevent this scenario, we have also planned and prepared for it, she said.

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