Police set up checkpoints across Auckland to prevent non-essential travel as New Zealand recorded 75 new cases of COVID-19. Auckland will remain in a strict level 4 lockdown for another two weeks, but restrictions for the rest of the country were loosened
About 1.7 million people in the largest city Auckland still remain in strict level 4 lockdown for another two weeks, but restrictions for the remainder of the country were loosened.Surfers and kayakers were seen heading to the beaches in droves, local media reports said, while other outdoor recreation facilities like golf courses were busy again.
However, schools and offices remained shut nationwide and businesses can only provide contactless services.People wear masks as they exercise in the normally bustling Wynyard Wharf area on Auckland’s waterfront during a lockdown to curb the spread of a coronavirus disease outbreak, in Auckland, New Zealand, August 26, 2021.
"The latest bounce in numbers is not unexpected," the Director General of Health Ashley Bloomfield said at a news conference, adding it was still below the peak daily number.
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