New Zealand Abruptly Locks Down after One Delta Positive Person Tested. Kiwi under Pressure
New Zealand has entered full lockdown mode after recording its first case of the delta variant.
We are free to smile, but for such a small sea-locked state as New Zealand even one single case is too many.
The country hadn’t seen a single locally transmitted COVID-19 case since February. The individual who tested positive was from Auckland — New Zealand’s capital — and reportedly traveled to Coromandel, triggering a chain of school closures and most public businesses in both areas for a total of one week. Other regions will be locked down for three days.On Wednesday, authorities announced they found six more cases linked to the initial case as one of the identified positively tested persons worked at a hospital.
New Zealand imposed a strict initial lockdown last year, barring almost all out-of-country visitors. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Tuesday, that New Zealand is now one of the last countries to encounter the Delta variant. More than 142 countries have encountered vicious Delta so far, according to the World Health Organization.
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