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New Zealand delays election after virus outbreak in Auckland
Nick Perry
The Associated Press
Published Sunday, August 16, 2020 8:31PM EDT Last Updated Sunday, August 16, 2020 11:25PM EDT
WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND -- Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has delayed New Zealand's elections by four weeks due to the coronavirus outbreak in Auckland.
The election had been scheduled for Sept. 19 but will now be held on Oct. 17. Opposition parties had sought a delay after the virus outbreak prompted the government last week to put Auckland under a two-week lockdown and halted election campaigning.
Before the latest outbreak, New Zealand had gone 102 days without any known community transmission of the virus, and life had returned to normal for most people, with restaurants and schools open and sports fans back in stadiums. The only known cases during that time were returning travellers who were quarantined at the border...
New Zealand delays election after virus outbreak in Auckland
Nick Perry
The Associated Press
Published Sunday, August 16, 2020 8:31PM EDT Last Updated Sunday, August 16, 2020 11:25PM EDT
WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND -- Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has delayed New Zealand's elections by four weeks due to the coronavirus outbreak in Auckland.
The election had been scheduled for Sept. 19 but will now be held on Oct. 17. Opposition parties had sought a delay after the virus outbreak prompted the government last week to put Auckland under a two-week lockdown and halted election campaigning.
Before the latest outbreak, New Zealand had gone 102 days without any known community transmission of the virus, and life had returned to normal for most people, with restaurants and schools open and sports fans back in stadiums. The only known cases during that time were returning travellers who were quarantined at the border...