New Zealand Covid update: Ardern secures 250,000 Pfizer doses from Spain as 13 new cases recorded

New Delta cases below 21 for sixth consecutive day, as Jacinda Ardern announces vaccine purchase from Spain

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Daily cases in New Zealand's coronavirus outbreak have continued to fall, with just 13 new infections recorded on Thursday, the sixth day in a row that numbers have been below 21. The downward trend is an encouraging sign the tough lockdown measures are working and that the country is making progress towards stamping out the virus.

It came as the prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, announced the government had secured another 250,000 Pfizer vaccines from Spain to enable the vaccine rollout to continue at pace.