New Zealand Covid update: new cases outside Auckland could delay lockdown easing
New Zealand Covid update: new cases outside Auckland could delay lockdown easing
Unclear what effect three cases in Waikato region could have on ‘in principle’ decision made last week to lift some restrictions
Three new cases of coronavirus in a region outside Auckland could put the brakes on a much anticipated easing of lockdown restrictions, which the prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, is due to announce today.
Health officials have confirmed that three household contacts of a remand prisoner with Covid-19 have tested positive for the virus. All three live in the Waikato region, south of Auckland’s border, and two are schoolchildren at Mangatangi School. One of those students was symptomatic at school on Thursday.
There are nine people in the household. Five others have tested negative and the ninth household member will be tested today.
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