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New Zealand's largest city Auckland back to lockdown after Covid-19 case |
![]() People jog past a social distancing sign on the first day of New Zealand's new COVID-19 safety measure that mandates wearing of a mask on public transport, in Auckland, New Zealand, August 31, 2020. Photo: Reuters New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Saturday that the country's biggest city, Auckland, will be put into a seven-day lockdown from Sunday after a coronavirus community case of unknown origin was recorded. The rest of New Zealand will be put into Level 2 restrictions that limit public gatherings, among others, she told a news conference. In mid-February, Auckland's nearly 2 million residents were plunged into a snap three-day lockdown after a family of three were diagnosed with the more transmissible UK variant of Covid-19. Reuters/MUS |