Auckland exits lockdown as New Zealand again eyes Covid-19 elimination

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WELLINGTON (BLOOMBERG) - New Zealand's largest city has exited lockdown after the government said a Covid-19 outbreak there has been brought under control and it remains on track to again eliminate the virus from the community.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

WELLINGTON - New Zealand's largest city has exited lockdown after the government said a Covid-19 outbreak there has been brought under control and it remains on track to again eliminate the virus from the community.

Social distancing requirements remain in place for the whole country under level 2 restrictions and everyone from the age of 12 is now required to wear a mask on public transport. "The last thing we want from re-opening Auckland is to spread the virus around the country, and that is one of the reasons we continue to have level 2 settings across New Zealand," she said.New Zealand became the envy of the world earlier this year when it succeeded in eliminating community transmission of the coronavirus by imposing a strict nationwide lockdown.

The Auckland cluster has grown to 135 cases in total, and the government expects new infections among close contacts to continue for some time.New Zealand has 137 active cases, 20 of which are returnees from overseas who were quarantined on arrival.

 

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