{"id":54176,"date":"2021-02-27T06:25:38","date_gmt":"2021-02-27T10:25:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=54176"},"modified":"2021-02-27T06:25:38","modified_gmt":"2021-02-27T10:25:38","slug":"nz-prime-minister-imposes-second-lockdown-on-aukland-after-one-new-covid-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=54176","title":{"rendered":"NZ Prime Minister Imposes Second Lockdown on Aukland AFTER ONE NEW COVID CASE!"},"content":{"rendered":"

New Zealand PM Ardern plunges Auckland into 2nd LOCKDOWN in a month after new Covid-19 case detected<\/h1>\n

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RT.com<\/p>\n

New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has imposed another lockdown on the city of Auckland and placed the remainder of the country under Level-2 restrictions, after another new case of Covid-19 was confirmed.<\/p>\n

A seven-day lockdown will begin in Auckland from 6am local time on Sunday, while the rest of New Zealand will be placed into Level-2 restrictions, which limit public gatherings, Ardern said on Saturday, following a community transmission of SARS-CoV-2 resulting in a Covid-19 case of unknown origin.<\/p>\n

The new Covid patient presented at a GP for a test after which they went to the gym, which Ardern said was\u00a0\u201cfrustrating.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

The patient developed symptoms on Tuesday, was tested on Friday and received their results on Saturday morning. They had been working part-time at an airport in the city the entire time.<\/p>\n

Ardern stressed that there was\u00a0\u201ccause for concern\u201d<\/em>\u00a0as the patient had likely been infectious for a week but had not been self-isolating, instead visiting a number of\u00a0\u201cwell-populated sites.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

As a result, public venues will be shuttered and gatherings outside of bubbles will be temporarily suspended, while all sporting events during the mini-lockdown period will be canceled.<\/p>\n

In the meantime, Aucklanders have been asked to work from home and to keep their children away from school until the snap lockdown ends.<\/p>\n

A temporary border will be erected around Auckland and workers will be required to present evidence of travel exemptions in order to enter or leave the city.<\/p>\n

Under Level-2 restrictions for the rest of New Zealand, people may still go to work, children can continue to go to school and gatherings are limited to 100 people.<\/p>\n

The move follows another snap lockdown in mid-February that lasted for three days, after a family of three tested positive for the more virulent UK variant of the 2019 coronavirus.<\/p>\n

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