New Zealand extends Auckland lock down for 12 more days, sets up police checkpoints as Covid-19 continues to resurge
14 Aug, 2020 09:02
Police and military personnel check vehicles outside Auckland, New Zealand on August 14, 2020. © AFP/David Rowland
Health officials have asked the residents of Auckland to stay at
home in their "bubble" as strict quarantine rules are extended
following a cluster of Covid-19 infections in the city.
The country's largest city
was placed on a three-day Level 3 lockdown on Wednesday after
authorities recorded a cluster of new locally-transmitted Covid-19 cases
for the first time in 102 days. The initial four cases were linked to a
single family that had recently visited tourist spots in the town of
Rotorua.The number of cases grew to 30 on Friday, all of which were linked to the cluster in Auckland. This prompted Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to extend the lockdown until August 26.
Our intention is that Auckland and New Zealand will quickly move back down through alert levels if we continue on this track. But it is wise to take a bit of extra time, that bit of extra time is our best way of getting out quickly.
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Blogger's note: It is somewhat comforting that the US does not have a monopoly of foolish bureaucrats.
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