Covid management framework robust: Ardern

Covid management framework robust: Ardern
Paul McBeth
The graduated step down for Auckland into alert level 2 shows the framework is doing its job, says Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.Speaking at her daily briefing on the covid-19 pandemic, Ardern confirmed Auckland’s move out of level 3 restrictions and into what she described as level 2.5 for New Zealand’s biggest city.The rest of NZ remains in its current level 2 setting, while Auckland will face slightly tougher restrictions on social gatherings, limited to no more than 10 people except for authorised funerals of up to 50 people.Ard...

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