New Zealand reports 7 new Covid-19 cases

Wellington, Aug 27 (IANS) New Zealand on Thursday reported seven new Covid-19 cases, as the government outlined rules for the mandatory use of face coverings on public transport from August 31 onwards.The new cases included one imported, a woman who arrived in New Zealand on August 22 from abroad, reports Xinhua news agency. She has been staying in a managed isolation facility in Christchurch and tested positive on day 3 of her time in managed isolation, according to the Ministry of Health.The other six cases were all linked to the Auckland cluster which has resulted in a second lockdown in the country's largest city. The current Alert Level 3 lockdown in Auckland will last till Sunday.Currently, there are 159 people linked to the community cluster at the Auckland quarantine facility.The country's total number of confirmed cases stood at 1,351.
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