New Zealand's Ardern extends lockdown to stamp out coronavirus outbreak

ReutersPublished: Aug 14, 2020 4:22 AM | Updated: Aug 14, 2020 7:23 AM

COVID-19 | UPDATED 3.23PM | New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern today extended a lockdown in the country's biggest city in response to the first national coronavirus outbreak in months, sticking with a "go early, go hard" approach she said has proven effective.

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