New Zealand has extended lockdown till Aug. 30

New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has extended the coronavirus lockdown till Aug. 30. 

While the city of Auckland is under alert level 3 restrictions, the rest of New Zealand remains at level 2, Ardern said, while adding that Auckland will move to level 2 after Aug. 30.

New Zealand registered nine new cases on Monday – eight confirmed cases and one probable cas – taking the total tally of confirmed cases to 1,332.