New Zealand has been struck by their first Covid-19 outbreak for 21 days. Three members of the same family from South Auckland tested positive, with the source of the infection unknown.
New Zealand's Covid-19 minister Chris Hipkins confirmed on Sunday that authorities were tracing close contacts in order to carry out tests on them.
He also said that the Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern had cancelled prior engagements and was returning to Wellington for briefings. “Having the prime minister in Wellington means we can make decisions quickly.
At this stage we don’t know whether we need to,” said Hipkins. “There is a number of gaps in our knowledge around these cases.” The three new cases are a mum, dad and daughter, who returned positive tests