Flattening the curve was ‘not sufficient’ for New Zealand, Jacinda Ardern says
Ardern said the nation’s health system would not be able to cope with a big outbreak.
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Ardern said the nation’s health system would not be able to cope with a big outbreak.
22 people died after superheated steam spewed out from the volcanic crater’s floor on White Island last year.
The New Zealand Prime Minister won a second term in office in a landslide.
No leader has achieved an outright majority since New Zealand adopted a proportional voting system in 1996.
The Auckland lockdown began on 12 August after four cases were detected in the city of 1.5 million.
“New Zealand’s nine cases in a day does not compare to the United States’ tens of thousands,” Jacinda Ardern said.
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The outbreak has spread beyond Auckland, health officials said today.
The surge in new cases raised the prospect that a three-day lockdown imposed in Auckland could be extended.
A three-day stay-at-home order for Auckland — a city of 1.5 million people — went into force today.
People in New Zealand’s largest city are being asked to stay at home again.
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A 24-day run with no new cases was broken yesterday when it emerged two women who recently arrived from Britain were allowed out of quarantine.
Both the new patients were recent arrivals from the United Kingdom, the health ministry said.
Jacinda Ardern was conducting a live television interview when the 5.6 magnitude quake struck.
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The number of new cases daily in New Zealand has been in single digits since mid-April.
Certain businesses such as construction are now allowed to reopen, but social distancing rules will still apply.
The country reported five new cases of the virus today but has not seen widespread community transition.
The country has been one of the most successful in containing the outbreak, with just over 1,000 known cases.
Ardern said the move was an acknowledgement of the “hit that many New Zealanders will be taking at the moment”.
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Australian Brenton Tarrant is due to appear in court tomorrow.
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Jacinda Ardern announced the move as hundreds of mourners gathered for a second day for the funerals of those who died.
The main suspect in last week’s terror attack made a white power gesture as he appeared in court.
A total of six burials are expected to take place today.
The Prime Minister also said alleged gunman Tarrant will “face the full force of the law in New Zealand”.
Four people are in custody, including an Australian citizen described as a ‘right-wing terrorist’.
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