Northern New Zealand Sealed Off Over "Undetected" Covid Spread
NDTV
Coronavirus in New Zealand: Part of the New Zealand's Northland region, about 270 km from the biggest city of Auckland, is to begin a level 3 lockdown from midnight.
Authorities planned to seal off the northern tip of New Zealand with police cordons on Tuesday, as they enforce a lockdown in the region over fears of an undetected community transmission of COVID-19 there.
Part of the Northland region, about 270 km (168 miles) from the biggest city of Auckland, is to begin a level 3 lockdown from midnight, said Chris Hipkins, the minister coordinating the response to coronavirus.
The move follows two cases in the region that lacked a link to any known cases.
"It's unclear how they could have possibly picked up the virus," Hipkins told a news conference. "There could be undetected community transmission in Northland right now."
