New Zealand coronavirus deaths during lockdown could be just 20, modelling suggests

Restrictions would need to remain in place until a vaccine or other treatment was developed

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Jacinda Ardern has implored New Zealanders to "stay local" during a four-week countrywide lockdown as modelling showed that strict measures adopted by the country could limit deaths to 0.0004% of the population - or about 20 people.

Research released by Te PAnaha Matatini suggested that, left unchecked, the virus could eventually infect 89% of New Zealand's population and kill up to 80,000 people in a worst-case scenario.