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New Zealand registers first coronavirus case after gap of 102 days

Jacinda Ardern said four cases had been detected in a single family in Auckland from an unknown source

By AFP
August 11, 2020
Jacinda Ardern said four cases had been detected in a single family in Auckland from an unknown source. Photo: File

WELLINGTON: New Zealand registered its first locally transmitted COVID-19 infections in 102 days on Tuesday, forcing the country's prime minister to issue a stay-at-home lockdown order for the country's largest city.

Jacinda Ardern said four cases had been detected in a single family in Auckland from an unknown source.

"After 102 days, we have our first cases of COVID-19 outside of managed isolation or quarantine facilities... While we have all worked incredibly hard to prevent this scenario, we have also planned and prepared for it," she said.