Prognosis
Ardern Extends New Zealand Lockdown as Delta Outbreak Spreads
- Nationwide restrictions now due to lift midnight on August 24
- Prime Minister says there are some positive developments
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New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern extended a nationwide lockdown by four days after an outbreak of the delta strain of coronavirus spread outside largest city Auckland.
The entire country will remain at Level 4 restrictions, the highest level of lockdown, until midnight on Aug. 24, Ardern told a news conference Friday in Wellington. The initial three-day lockdown had been due to lift at midnight tonight.