New Zealand locks straight down all assisted living facilities after virus return
New Zealand locked straight down assisted living facilities nationwide Wednesday just after a 102-day streak without the coronavirus ended, as Primary Minister Jacinda Ardern said the outbreak could force her to postpone next month's general election.
Ardern said authorities were scrambling to trace anyone who was simply in touch with four Auckland citizens who tested great Tuesday, ending the wish run where the virus have been contained in New Zealand's borders.
A three-day stay-at-home order for Auckland, New Zealand's biggest city with a people of just one 1.5 million, was announced on Tuesday night and gone into force at lunchtime on Wednesday.
Police found in facemasks manned roadblocks on key roads in Auckland to enforce the new measures.
Ardern said overall health officials were also locking straight down aged care homes in the united states because they could become transmission hotspots.
"I realise how incredibly difficult this will be for many who have loved ones in these facilities, but it is the strongest way we are able to protect and appearance after them," she said.
There was panic investing in at supermarkets around New Zealand and huge queues at coronavirus screening stations as Kiwis found conditions with the re-emergence of a virus many thought had been defeated.
New Zealand have been organized by the World Wellness Organization for example of how to support the disease following recording just 22 deaths on a population of five million and protecting against community transmission for a lot more than three months.
Ardern said the return of coronavirus was first "unsettling" but all efforts were being made to retrace the techniques of the Auckland family of four who also contracted it from an unknown source.
She said the September 19 election may be impacted if the outbreak cannot be contained.
"We're seeking tips from the Electoral Commission, just so that we make certain have all options available to us," she said.
"No decisions yet, obviously, have already been made."
Ardern's centre-left Labour Get together has been riding high in view polls and is expected gain a second term.
The conservative National Party was available to the thought of a delay if conditions meant it was justified.
"It's going to be very difficult with an election in mid-September when we are right now mid-August. It is extremely little time," National head Judith Collins told TV3. -- AFP
