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New Zealand announces return of coronavirus after 102 days

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New Zealand announced its first locally transmitted coronavirus infections more than 100 days on Tuesday and issued a stay-at-home lockdown order for the country's largest city.After receiving global praise for its success containing the virus, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said four cases had been detected in a single family in Auckland from an unknown source.Until Tuesday, the World Health Organization had hailed the country as an example to others for having successfully eliminated community transmission.Auckland will be locked down for at least three days from Wednesday and some social distancing restrictions will be reintroduced in the rest of the country//JP

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