A Covid-19 case who returned from New South Wales and entered MIQ seems to be the origin of the current outbreak. The Winter Games is the latest sporting event to fall victim to the nationwide Covid-19 lockdown. Organisers have announced that the Otago event, which was scheduled to begin on Sunday and run through next week, has been cancelled due to the lockdown and ongoing uncertainty around Covid-19 alert levels. Iain McGregor The Winter Games was due to get under way on Sunday. READ MORE:* Locations of interest in the Covid-19 Delta outbreak: August 25* All rugby in New Zealand postponed or cancelled this weekend* Sports codes cancelled under Covid-19 lockdownThe announcement comes after Rally Coromandel, the fifth and final stage of the Rally of New Zealand, was cancelled on Tuesday.

Source: Stuff August 25, 2021 01:07 UTC