Prognosis
New Zealand’s Delta Cases Linked to Australia’s Worsening Crisis
- Authorities scramble as cases in both ‘Covid Zero’ havens rise
- New South Wales outbreak hits daily record of 633 infections
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New Zealand began a strict nationwide lockdown as it faces an outbreak of the delta variant, which on Wednesday was linked to the worsening Covid-19 crisis in neighboring Australia as cases in New South Wales rose to a record high of more than 600.
A further six cases have been identified in New Zealand, all connected to the single delta infection discovered Tuesday, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern told reporters in Wellington. That was the first community case detected in the nation since February, with genome testing of the original case showing a clear link to the outbreak in Australia’s New South Wales state.