As it happened: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's daily update as COVID-19 cases surpass 700

  • 01/04/2020

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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is holding her daily update on the Government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic on the seventh day of alert level 4 lockdown. 

The Prime Minister's press conference follows the Ministry of Health's confirmation of 61 new confirmed and probable cases of the coronavirus in New Zealand, bringing the total to 708. 

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