Auckland to drop to alert level 2

Auckland to drop to alert level 2
Dan Brunskill
Auckland’s lockdown will be reduced to level 2 as of midnight tonight, while the rest of the country will drop to alert level 1, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced.Moving down to level 2 was appropriate as “covid is contained but there is risk of transmission,” Ardern said.The decision was made in line with director general of health Ashley Bloomfield’s recommendation to Cabinet.New Zealand’s largest city was put into alert level 3 on Monday morning after three community cases were found in South Auckland...

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