'Kiwis – go home': New Zealand to go into month-long lockdown to fight coronavirus
by Eleanor Ainge Roy in Dunedin from on (#513H2)
Jacinda Ardern brings in 'the most significant restrictions on New Zealanders' movements in modern history' as cases rise past 100
New Zealand is preparing to enter a month-long nationwide lockdown from Wednesday night, with the entire country ordered to stay home apart from those in essential services.
On Monday the nation was given two days to prepare for schools, businesses and community services to turn off the lights in a desperate bid to stem the spread of the coronavirus. The move came after the number of cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand rose past 100.
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