New Zealand reports first coronavirus cases in 102 days: "We had all hoped not to find ourselves in

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Source: CBS/AP

New Zealand reports first coronavirus cases in 102 days: "We had all hoped not to find ourselves in this position again"

August 11, 2020 / 6:48 AM / CBS/AP

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Tuesday that authorities have found four cases of the coronavirus in one Auckland household from an unknown source. They mark the first reported cases of local transmission in the country in 102 days.

Ardern said Auckland, the nation's largest city, will be moved to Alert Level 3 from midday Wednesday through midnight Friday, meaning that people will be asked to stay at home, while bars and many other businesses will be closed.

"These three days will give us time to assess the situation, gather information, make sure we have widespread contact tracing so we can find out more about how this case arose and make decisions about how to respond to it once we have further information," Ardern said at a hastily called news conference late Tuesday.

"I know that this information will be very difficult to receive," Ardern said. "We had all hoped not to find ourselves in this position again. But we had also prepared for it. And as a team, we have also been here before."

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[NurseJackie]

1. If I had to choose a new country to call home... New Zealand would be near the top of my list.

[Towlie]

7. Sadly, I'm afraid that none of us would be near the top of their list.

[IronLionZion]

2. Meanwhile in America, we can only dream of headlines like this

[Laura PourMeADrink]

3. +1,000,000. Hearing the stories about people

gathering with no masks just ignoring any health rules makes me think it will last for many years here.

[Claustrum]

4. LOL.... having ONE case in other country is big news

On earth 2 in the US, hundred of thousands are dead and it's somehow a hoax. /smh

[Botany]

5. And here in Columbus, OH one of my favorite little restaurants (1/2 mile away) had to close for ...

... good because of positive tests and my vet office (1.5 miles away) had to even more limit
their practice because of positive tests and possible exposures. And it will only get worse.

[OneCrazyDiamond]

6. I hope they didn't get it from a rich american

avoiding the disease in New Zealand by sneaking in infected already. I have no reason to think this, but it seems plausible.

[Talitha]

8. All in one household from an unknown source..

Maybe the virus hitched a ride into their home inside of a non-domestic package delivery from Ebay, Amazon, etc.