Covid-19: New Zealand’s largest city Auckland back to lockdown

Wellington - The rest of New Zealand will be put into Level 2 restrictions.

By Reuters

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Published: Sat 27 Feb 2021, 1:09 PM

Last updated: Sat 27 Feb 2021, 1:10 PM

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.

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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.

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