Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefNew Zealand is to return to a full, nationwide lockdown from midnight local time following the discovery of a case of COVID-19 that was locally transmitted.
Film and TV productions will have to halt, but the pain may be brief.The move to a “Level 4” lockdown was announced by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Tuesday afternoon at a televised press conference.
Auckland and the nearby Coromandel area will close to all but essential services for seven days, the rest of the country for just three.The country has already been largely self-isolating and had not incurred a locally transmitted case since February.
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