New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has extended the coronavirus lockdown till Aug. 30.
While the city of Auckland is under alert level 3 restrictions, the rest of New Zealand remains at level 2, Ardern said, while adding that Auckland will move to level 2 after Aug. 30.
New Zealand registered nine new cases on Monday – eight confirmed cases and one probable cas – taking the total tally of confirmed cases to 1,332.