New Zealand recorded its first COVID-19 death in more than three months on Friday when a man in his 50s succumbed to the virus.
death in more than three months on Friday when a man in his 50s succumbed to the virus.
"I acknowledge the anxiety New Zealanders may be feeling about today’s news, both in the wider community and also for the family and whanau grieving over this death," health chief Ashley Bloomfield said in a statement.The man was reportedly the youngest to die from COVID-19 in New Zealand.The Auckland cluster emerged in a family of four and has since grown to 152, including three new cases recorded on Friday.
"Today's news reinforces the importance of our shared vigilance against COVID-19, the very serious consequences the virus can carry with it."Getty Images AsiaPacWhile Aucklanders were allowed out of their homes this week, the government limited non-school social gatherings in the city of 1.5 million to 10 people and made masks compulsory on public transport nationwide.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said indications were that the Auckland cluster was contained but there was no room for complacency. New Zealand, with its low death rate of 23 in a population of five million, has been hailed as one of the countries most successful in handling the virus.
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