New Zealand limits largest city again, with schools and businesses closed

These new restrictions in Auckland will last at least seven days and they come less than two weeks after a three-day lockdown in this city.

As of Sunday morning, the inhabitants of this city of 1.7 million inhabitants they have to stay at home except for work or essential purchases. Schools and non-essential businesses will be closed.

The rest of the country is subject to restrictions, such as limiting people’s congregations to a maximum of 100 people, and the requirement to wear a mask on public transport.

Ardern said on Saturday that a new confirmed case of coronavirus is a “source of concern” since it is a person contagious for a week who has not been isolated.

The previous lockdown, the first in nearly six months in Auckland, it was established after the discovery of three cases in the city.

Since then, several people with a common connection to a school in the south of the city have shown symptoms. According to Ardern, the confirmed case cannot be directly linked to other positive tests recorded for two weeks.

The Prime Minister believes the epidemic is progressing because people are not isolating themselves as they should.

New Zealand’s record in the fight against covid-19 has been hailed abroad. A total of 26 people have died from this disease in this country of five million people.