Video / NZ HeraldKEY POINTS TODAY* 83 new community Covid cases today, 476 locations of interest* What would level 4.5 look like? The origin of some new Covid-19 cases was not yet determined, but most are linked to households and workplaces. Elsewhere, hundreds of New Zealand's essential workers from the retail sector are in isolation. "The big concern is we get an outbreak in that network of essential workers, obviously across supermarket chains for instance." Data on the extent and origin of essential worker Covid-19 cases would need to be monitored for days to come, Hendy said.

Source: New Zealand Herald August 29, 2021 08:25 UTC