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    New Outbreak In New Zealand Leads To New Rules And Supermarket Runs

    Four new likely cases of COVID-19 are linked to the cluster in an Auckland family announced Tuesday. The country returned to tighter restrictions and is promoting an app to help with contact tracing.
    by Laurel Wamsley Aug 12, 2020 3 minutes
    People queued outside a supermarket in Auckland, New Zealand, on Wednesday before a three-day lockdown went into affect. Four new COVID-19 cases were diagnosed in Auckland, and an additional four probable cases have been identified.

    After more than 100 days without any community spread of COVID-19, New Zealand moved to an elevated alert level on Wednesday with news of four new cases and another four probable cases.

    The country had returned to normal life, but the mystery of the new outbreak's source has led to increased restrictions and concern in the island nation.

    The first four cases are members of the same family in the city of Auckland. The new probable cases — based on symptoms but still awaiting test results — are linked to the cases in the Auckland family.

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