"The last thing we want is anxiety based on misinformation," Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has quashed rumours that the Government is set to announce a total lockdown across the country to combat coronavirus. DOMINICO ZAPATA/STUFF Minister of Finance Grant Roberston, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and MP Tamati Coffey spoken a press conference in Rotorua on Thursday. On Monday, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced gatherings of 500 or more people should be cancelled because of fears of coronavirus. Dominico Zapata/Stuff Jacinda Ardern gives an update on coronavirus.

Source: Stuff March 19, 2020 00:21 UTC