New Zealand Covid update: national lockdown extended after 70 new cases
by Eva Corlett in Wellington from on (#5NTWH)
Auckland and the neighbouring region of Northland are likely to stay in level 4 lockdown for another two weeks
New Zealand will remain in a full lockdown until midnight on Tuesday, with regions south of Auckland moving to level 3 after then, the prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, has announced.
The update came after 70 new cases of coronavirus were reported in the community, bringing the total number in New Zealand's outbreak to 347.
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