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New Zealand PM Ardern extends nationwide COVID-19 lockdown – Metro US

New Zealand PM Ardern extends nationwide COVID-19 lockdown

FILE PHOTO: New Zealand Prime Minister Ardern participates in a
FILE PHOTO: New Zealand Prime Minister Ardern participates in a debate in Auckland

WELLINGTON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern extended New Zealand’s strict nationwide coronavirus lockdown on Friday, saying the full extent of the Delta outbreak was still unknown.

The lockdown will run until midnight on Tuesday, Ardern told a news conference.

(Reporting by Praveen Menon; Editing by Clarence Fernandez)