Auckland locked down as COVID hunt begins

By Ben McKay
Updated August 12 2020 - 3:51pm, first published 3:49pm
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has urged calm as Aucklanders face lockdown again.
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has urged calm as Aucklanders face lockdown again.

As Auckland returned to lockdown, New Zealand's "rapid response" contact tracing swung into gear in a mad dash to contain the country's first COVID-19 outbreak in three months.

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