International
-DW News
Wellington, Sep 02: New Zealand on Thursday recorded a drop in new COVID-19 infections, which the authorities said showed that a strict nationwide lockdown was working to curb the spread of the virulent delta variant of the coronavirus.
New Zealand saw 49 new cases on Thursday, all limited to the hotspot of Auckland.
“The latest lower number is encouraging and does show that our alert level 4 lockdown is working even against the delta,” the Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield told reporters.
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Asia
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