NewZealand officials are investigating the possibility that its first COVID19 cases in more than three months were imported by freight, as the country's biggest city plunged back into lockdown on Wednesday.
Wellington - New Zealand officials are investigating the possibility that its first Covid-19 cases in more than three months were imported by freight, as the country's biggest city plunged back into lockdown on Wednesday.
"We are working hard to put together pieces of the puzzle on how this family got infected," said Director General of Health Ashley Bloomfield. The New Zealand unit of Atlanta, US-based, Americold Realty Trust, a refrigerated storage specialist with operations in the United States, Canada, Argentina and Australia as well as New Zealand, identified itself as the owner of the cool store.
Residents of Auckland, home to around 1.7 million people, were given just hours to prepare for the return to level 3 restrictions on Wednesday, requiring people to stay at home unless for essential trips. Police set up roadblocks to discourage a mass exodus from Auckland, while supermarkets rationed the sale of some staple products amid a rush to the shelves. Long queues formed at Covid-19 testing centres in the city.ELECTION CONCERNS
Ardern also delayed a key step toward a September 19 general election, suspending the dissolution of parliament, which usually kicks off campaigning, until Monday.
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