• Privacy policy
  • T&C’s
  • About Us
    • FAQ
    • Meet the Team
  • Contact us
TLE ONLINE SHOP!
  • TLE
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Opinion
  • Elevenses
  • Entertainment
    • All Entertainment
    • Film
    • Lifestyle
      • Horoscopes
    • Lottery Results
      • Lotto
      • Thunderball
      • Set For Life
      • EuroMillions
  • Food
    • All Food
    • Recipes
  • Property
  • Travel
  • Tech/Auto
No Result
View All Result
The London Economic
SUPPORT THE LONDON ECONOMIC
NEWSLETTER
  • TLE
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Opinion
  • Elevenses
  • Entertainment
    • All Entertainment
    • Film
    • Lifestyle
      • Horoscopes
    • Lottery Results
      • Lotto
      • Thunderball
      • Set For Life
      • EuroMillions
  • Food
    • All Food
    • Recipes
  • Property
  • Travel
  • Tech/Auto
No Result
View All Result
The London Economic
No Result
View All Result
Home News World News

Ardern locks down New Zealand after single Covid case

New Zealand had stamped out the virus, and has recorded just 26 deaths since the pandemic began.

Henry Goodwin by Henry Goodwin
2021-08-17 10:52
in World News
Credit;PA

Credit;PA

FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmailWhatsapp

New Zealand’s government has put the entire nation into a strict lockdown for at least three days after finding a single case of coronavirus infection in the community.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern invoked some of the stirring rhetoric she used early in the pandemic by urging the “team of five million” – New Zealand’s population – to go hard and early in trying to eliminate the latest outbreak.

“We have seen what happens elsewhere if we fail to get on top of it,” Ardern said. “We only get one chance.”

She said Auckland, where the infected man lives, and Coromandel, where he had visited, would go into a full lockdown for seven days and the remainder of the country for three days while health experts tried to find the source of his infection.

The developments prompted people to line up outside supermarkets to stock up on essential items and sparked a sharp drop in the value of the New Zealand dollar.

26 deaths

New Zealand had managed to stamp out the virus, and the last outbreak was in February. But Ardern had been warning that the contagiousness of the Delta variant would be likely to require more drastic action than previous outbreaks.

Health officials said genome testing would not verify until Wednesday whether the infected 58-year-old man had the Delta variant, although they were working under the assumption he does.

RelatedPosts

Sweden joins Finland in seeking Nato membership as Russia moves nuclear missiles towards Finnish border

Ukraine has won battle of Kharkiv as Putin ally makes threats to nuke Britain in just 200 seconds

Watch: Coffin dropped as Israeli forces attack mourners before Al Jazeera journalist laid to rest

Just five nations left with ‘no COVID deaths’ – after islands log first fatality

Officials said they could not immediately find a connection between the man and the handful of people who have tested positive while isolating in quarantine after arriving from abroad. The border is seen as the most likely source of any outbreaks.

The move into the strictest lockdown underscored the vastly different approach New Zealand has taken to the virus than most other nations, which are attempting to suppress its spread rather than eliminate it entirely.

New Zealand has reported just 26 virus deaths since the pandemic began. The lockdown takes effect from just before midnight on Tuesday. It requires people to remain at home and avoid others. Most people can leave only to buy groceries or exercise.

Related: Elevenses: Antipodean Obstinacy

Subscribe to our Newsletter

View our  Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions

Trending on TLE

  • All
  • trending
Abdollah

‘Rescue us’: Afghan teacher begs UK to help him escape Taliban

CHOMSKY: “If Corbyn had been elected, Britain would be pursuing a much more sane course”

What If We Got Rid Of Prisons?

More from TLE

Almost half of UK residents live in sub-standard homes, says Housing charity

Irving Berlin’s White Christmas

Britain’s loneliest dog struggles to find a home because his bat-like ears puts people off

Greta Thunberg meets ‘role model’ Malala Yousafzai in Oxford

Photos show huge four inch devil horn growth removed from man’s head

Restaurant Review – Tapas Revolution, Shoreditch

Alex Salmond acquitted of attempted rape and sexual assaults

These are the hottest rooftops and riverside destinations in London to soak up the summer sun

Sajid Javid abandons pre-election pledge to end austerity – after just 4 months

Obstruction of justice probe closer than ever to Trump as close aide Hope Hicks set to testify

About Us

TheLondonEconomic.com – Open, accessible and accountable news, sport, culture and lifestyle.

Read more

© 2019 thelondoneconomic.com - TLE, International House, 24 Holborn Viaduct, London EC1A 2BN. All Rights Reserved.




No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Entertainment
  • Lifestyle
  • Food
  • Travel
  • More…
    • Elevenses
    • Opinion
    • Property
    • Tech & Auto
  • About Us
    • Meet the Team
    • Privacy policy
  • Contact us

© 2019 thelondoneconomic.com - TLE, International House, 24 Holborn Viaduct, London EC1A 2BN. All Rights Reserved.