New Zealand has not had a level 4 lockdown in more than a year, and the case is the country’s first instance of Delta transmission in the community. The seven community cases are all linked to the 58-year-old man who tested positive on Tuesday. One person is a fully vaccinated nurse at Auckland city hospital and another is a teacher at an Auckland high school. New Zealand has the lowest vaccination rate in the OECD, according to the World Health Organization. The initial announcement of that lockdown was for three days nationwide, and for four to seven days for Auckland and Coromandel.

Source: The Guardian August 17, 2021 22:07 UTC