COVID 19: NZ to stay at alert level 2 for at least 12 more days

COVID 19: NZ to stay at alert level 2 for at least 12 more days
Pattrick Smellie
New Zealand will remain at alert level 2 for at least another 12 days.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said alert level 2 restrictions will remain in place until at least midnight on Wednesday, Sept 16.This includes the so-called level 2.5 restrictions in Auckland, which limit social gatherings to 10 or fewer people, rather than the 100 maximum in the rest of the country.A decision on whether to move from current levels of restriction will occur on Monday, Sept. 14, Ardern said at a media briefing after Cabinet reviewed the settings today.Extensio...

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