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New Zealand is considering locking down capital city Wellington on Wednesday after an Australian tourist tested positive for coronavirus after visiting the city over the weekend.
Everything is on the table," Dr. Ashley Bloomfield told Radio New Zealand when asked if a lockdown in Wellington was an option being considered to curb any potential outbreak. Bloomfield said the person travelled as a tourist and there would be quite a number of exposure sites.
The person most likely contracted the virus before flying across the Tasman Sea, he added, Reuters reports.