Video / Bevan ConleyBy Rowan Quinn of RNZThe Government is being urged to put the brakes on letting Aucklanders hit the shops this week, as case numbers soar. But with 319 new cases over the weekend, and more than 1000 in the past seven days, health experts fear daily numbers cases could hit 1000 a day by Christmas if the spread is allowed to escalate further. Public Health lecturer Collin Tukuitonga said it was not the right time to ease restrictions. ‌A loosening of restrictions would mean more cases and more serious illness - there were already a record 74 people in hospital. The Urutā group had wanted level 4 in place for longer, hoping to avoid more cases and a drawn out lockdown.

Source: New Zealand Herald November 07, 2021 19:57 UTC