New Zealand announces return of coronavirus after 102 days

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New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern issued a stay-at-home lockdown order for the country’s largest city after the new coronavirus break out. (AP)
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  • Country’s prime minister to issue a stay-at-home lockdown order for the country’s largest city

WELLINGTON: New Zealand announced its first locally transmitted coronavirus infections in 102 days on Tuesday, prompting the country’s prime minister to issue a stay-at-home lockdown order for the country’s largest city.
Jacinda Ardern said four cases had been detected in a single family in Auckland from an unknown source.
“After 102 days, we have our first cases of COVID-19 outside of managed isolation or quarantine facilities ... While we have all worked incredibly hard to prevent this scenario, we have also planned and prepared for it,” she said.

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