By Praveen Menon
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Friday that the country’s current restrictions to beat the spread of the coronavirus pandemic would be retained until mid-September.
The largest city, Auckland, will remain on alert level 2.5, while the rest of the country will be on alert level 2.0, Ardern told a news conference.
The settings would be reviewed on Sept 14, she said.
(Reporting by Praveen Menon; Editing by Shri Navaratnam)
