Auckland will move to alert level 2 at midnight, despite a third new community case of Covid-19 being announced today.
The rest of the country will move t
Covid 19 coronavirus: Shift to Level 2 not cautious enough - expert
17 Feb, 2021 05:01 AM
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Auckland will move to alert level 2 at midnight tonight, the rest of the country will move to alert level 1.
Auckland will move to alert level 2 at midnight tonight, the rest of the country will move to alert level 1.
Health experts have responded to the Government s move to lift Auckland s lockdown at midnight with a mix of optimism and worry, with one arguing the step isn t cautious enough. We still don t have any clear idea how the pandemic virus got through the border and many test results are outstanding, said prominent epidemiologist Professor Nick Wilson, of Otago University.
Editorial: Covid 19 coronavirus UK variant even more of a threat
16 Feb, 2021 04:00 PM
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A cyclist passes a government coronavirus sign near Heathrow Airport in London. Photo / Kirsty Wigglesworth, AP
A cyclist passes a government coronavirus sign near Heathrow Airport in London. Photo / Kirsty Wigglesworth, AP
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EDITORIAL
Whether New Zealand has gone too hard or too fast into alert level 3 in Auckland and 2 around the rest of the country shouldn t take too much time in explaining. It is after all, the first community discovery of the UK variant B.1.1.7 - believed to be more deadly than previous variants for all age groups, genders and ethnicities.