NZ 'turning a corner' in covid-19 fight, says PM; tightens border

NZ 'turning a corner' in covid-19 fight, says PM; tightens border
Dan Brunskill
Prime Minster Jacinda Ardern has told businesses to begin preparing for life under alert level 3 and promised to deliver detailed guidance next week as signs continue to appear the virus outbreak curve is flattening.A formal decision on whether to lift or extend the lockdown will be made on April 20, two days before the 28-day freeze on national life is due to be lifted.However, the latest fall in daily infection rates showed New Zealand was "turning a corner" at the half-way mark in its efforts to eradicate the virus.Describing those efforts a...

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