Jacinda Ardern's government is ending New Zealand's lockdown outside Auckland after seeing a dip in COVID-19 cases.
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern addresses a press conference in Wellington, New Zealand, Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021.Jacinda Ardern's government is ending New Zealand's lockdown outside Auckland after seeing a dip in COVID-19 cases.
From a peak of 83 cases on Sunday 29 August, cases have slipped to 20, recorded on each of the last three days.in the community today and three new cases in managed isolation.That progress will see around 3.4 million Kiwis lifted out of lockdown from Wednesday. Places outside of NZ's biggest city will shift from level three, a lesser lockdown, to level two, which allows Kiwis to return to work and school, and removes most restriction from business."We're within sight of elimination but we cannot drop the ball."Will state borders have to stay open if Australia reaches its 80 per cent vaccination target?
While a return to zero case days appears feasible, Ms Ardern cautioned against complacency - urging compliance with COVID-19 rules and increased community testing."I would rather get and declare that's what we've achieved than get too far ahead of ourselves."Today, we've got one case ... they're in a large household so almost inevitably you'll see extra cases come through from that.
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