Puzzling New Zealand virus outbreak grows to 17 cases

Medical staff take a COVID-19 test from a visitor to a drive through community based assessment centre in Christchurch, New Zealand, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2020. Health authorities in New Zealand are scrambling to trace the source of a new outbreak of the coronavirus as the nation's largest city, Auckland, goes back into lockdown.

It was a turnabout from Sunday, when the South Pacific nation of 5 million marked 100 days without any cases of local transmission. For most people, life had long returned to normal as they sat down in packed sports stadiums and restaurants or went to school without the fear of getting infected. The government is due to make a decision Friday on whether to extend Auckland's lockdown, which seems increasingly likely given the new cases.

“As with our first outbreak, we do have an expectation that things will get worse before they get better," Ardern said. “Modeling suggests that we will still see more positive cases. At this stage, though, it's heartening to see them in one cluster.” Some of those infected work at an Auckland refrigerated food facility, leading to speculation the virus could have survived from abroad on chilled or frozen food.

Can we please have the population number? 17 deaths to what 500 millins people?!

Puzzling !..That ABC News never questioned Fauchi or Corona You don't have to be Columbo to figure out someone planted the virus there Only a Communist Propaganda wing for Antifa would report something like Puzzling The Communists need CoronaVirus to continue the Revolution

Is that a coincidence after bragging 2 days earlier that they had no virus in months I think not

17 Cases you say......my favourite number

I hope sanctions are put into place against Mordor.

Wonder if they are falsifying test results too?

Well yeah it’s is a virus, you can’t get rid of it. It will always be there.

Fake tests fake plague fake news

From ZERO to 17...buckle up for COVID 19 2.0

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Likely cause is that wand being shoved up their noses!

Might be the sheep spreading it.

Wow. 17 cases

Because you cannot escape a virus. The horse is out of the barn. At this point, it’s accepting that people will die; and we’re damn lucky it’s a very small percentage.

Asymptomatic

If they add 1 more positive test then the number is growing. Correct?

Thank me

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