August 17 2021 Auckland and Coromandel will go into level 4 lockdown for seven days – and the rest of the country for three days – from 11.59pm tonight. August 17 2021 Auckland and Coromandel will go into level 4 lockdown for seven days – and the rest of the country for three days – from 11.59pm tonight. The lockdown will take effect from 11.59pm overnight, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said at a press conference on Tuesday evening. The Covid wage subsidy would be available to businesses across the country, not just Auckland and Coromandel, Ardern said. Last week, Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins told the country to expect an alert level 4 lockdown if any Delta cases pop up in the community.

Source: New Zealand Herald August 17, 2021 05:52 UTC