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New Zealand PM Ardern extends nationwide COVID-19 lockdown

New Zealand PM Ardern extends nationwide COVID-19 lockdown

By Qatar Day - August 20, 2021

Jacinda Ardern

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WELLINGTON, Aug 20 - Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern extended New Zealand's strict nationwide coronavirus lockdown on Friday, saying the full extent of the Delta outbreak was still unknown.

The lockdown will run until midnight on Tuesday, Ardern told a news conference.

Reporting by Praveen Menon; Editing by Clarence Fernandez

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