New Zealand urged 'don't let virus divide you' as Covid frustration builds
by Elle Hunt in Wellington from Science | The Guardian on (#5ETBQ)
Jacinda Ardern said lockdown breaches would face judgment of nation' but director general of health calls for unity
Ashley Bloomfield, New Zealand's director general of health, has called on the nation to not let the virus divide you" amidst frustration with rule-breakers linked to recent coronavirus cases, as well as with the government's response.
Auckland has been in lockdown since Sunday morning as a result of two cases of community transmission, which were found to have happened while level-three restrictions were in place - threatening the fracture the unity of the team of five million".
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