Tuesday, August 17, 2021

New Zealand locks down over single new case of coronavirus - CBS News

New Zealand locks down over single new case of coronavirus - CBS News
Wellington, New Zealand — New Zealand's government took drastic action Tuesday by putting the entire nation into a strict lockdown for at least three days after finding a single case of coronavirus infection in the community. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern invoked some of the stirring rhetoric she used early in the pandemic by urging the "team of 5 million" — New Zealand's population — to go hard and early in trying to eliminate the latest outbreak.
 "We have seen what happens elsewhere if we fail to get on top of it," Ardern said. "We only get one chance."...Read all!

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