WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand on Wednesday reported 47 new confirmed cases of coronavirus and three probable cases, ahead of the country heading into a complete lockdown at midnight.
New Zealand’s Director General of Health, Dr Ashley Bloomfield, said at a news conference that the number of cases will continue to rise for at least 10 days before a turnaround.
(Reporting by Praveen Menon; editing by Raju Gopalakrishnan)
