About seven people have caught Covid-19 in the compound of the New Zealand High Commission in Delhi over recent weeks. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern released the number this morning, but could not confirm whether the cases were New Zealand citizens or local people employed at the high commission. Ardern told Morning Report there were roughly 40 staff working in the compound, which had been operating under lockdown for almost a year. The high commission had received "very good support" from the Indian government and staff did have access to health supplies and services from the government, she said. Across India, case numbers since the start of the outbreak are close to 20 million.

Source: Otago Daily Times May 03, 2021 22:52 UTC