Read more:The vast majority of these cases were infected prior to lockdown, but the Government is also unable to yet confirm if the virus has been spreading under lockdown. Director general of health Dr Ashley Bloomfield said "some" cases had been infected since lockdown began last Wednesday. "We can't live for lockdown forever and we don't intend to." Baker told RNZ today it was concerning news that a nurse at Middlemore Hospital had tested positive for Covid. Pacific communities and health providers and health workers have again pulled together brilliantly to do what is required," Ryan said.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 24, 2021 19:52 UTC