New Zealand has recorded 68 new local COVID-19 cases, as the fast-moving Delta variant ripples through the community | chrizap
Underscoring the vulnerability of the young to the Delta variant, among the Wednesday cases was a baby under the age of 1.
Staff members perform a test at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa COVID-19 testing station in Wellington.New Zealand’s nationwide lockdown will be reviewed on Friday. Auckland will remain under strict stay-at-home orders until August 31 at a minimum. The Department of Health revealed the ethnic breakdown of the 68 cases flagged on Thursday: Pacific peoples comprised 49 cases, eight were Asian, three Maori, three European, and five were still to be determined.
The government under Ardern’s leadership has emphasised a community- rather than numbers-focused approach to combatting the pandemic.New Zealand, like Australia, experienced early success in suppressing the spread of coronavirus in 2020 but moved slowly to vaccinate the public.Ardern said that increasing vaccinations was a priority for the country.Get a note direct from our foreign
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