A Wellington Covid-19 cluster arrived in New York City on the day a national emergency was declared, then left as cases in the city passed 5000. Susan Walsh/AP US President Donald Trump clamped down on gathering numbers as the Wellington group was in New York. The next day, a day before the first of the Wellington group left New York, Trump advised people to avoid groups of more than 10. By March 19, when the last of the Wellington group left New York, the city’s cases hit 5638, ABC reported. Stuff last week reported that a Wellington Uber driver caught the virus when driving members of the travel group.

Source: Stuff August 17, 2020 22:30 UTC