QUEENSTOWN, NEW ZEALAND - MAY 31: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern during the Australia-New Zealand Leaders Meeting on May 31, 2021 in Queenstown, New Zealand. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison is on a two-day visit to New Zealand to attend the annual Australia-New Zealand Leaders' Meeting. The trip is Scott Morrison's first overseas visit in 2021. (Photo by James Allan/Getty Images)

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New Zealand locks down due to encounter of a new Covid infected person

By Sahan Rathanasekara

August 17, 2021

Prime Minister Jacinda Arden has announced today that she will lock down New Zealand.

That was after the discovery of a new case of COVID-19 in Auckland, the largest city. The lock-in is in effect for seven days in Auckland. But in other areas it is active for three days.

Although not yet confirmed, Ardern said authorities are assuming the newly infected person has Delta strain.