A medical employee administers a COVID-19 check at a testing clinic throughout a lockdown to curb the unfold of a coronavirus illness (COVID-19) outbreak in Auckland, New Zealand, August 26, 2021. REUTERS/Fiona Goodall/File Picture
Oct 13 (Reuters) – New Zealand on Wednesday reported 55 new regionally acquired instances of COVID-19, the bulk within the nation’s largest metropolis of Auckland, up from 43 a day earlier.
New Zealand had been largely virus-free, excluding a small cluster of instances in February, till a Delta outbreak in mid-August pressured officers to impose a lockdown in Auckland.
Officers wish to finish strict lockdown measures as soon as 90% of the nation’s inhabitants over 12 is absolutely vaccinated. Some 2.49 million, or 59%, have had two doses thus far.
Reporting by Renju Jose in Sydney; Enhancing by Christopher Cushing
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