New Zealand CCP Virus Outbreak Sourced to Australia as Cases Rise

New Zealand CCP Virus Outbreak Sourced to Australia as Cases Rise
Lambton Quay is devoid of people on the first day of a lockdown in Wellington, New Zealand, on Aug. 18, 2021. Praveen Menon/Reuters
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New Zealand has confirmed that its first case of the CCP virus that forced the country into a stage four lockdown on Monday is the Delta variant and that it originated from Sydney, Australia.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern confirmed on Aug. 18 that the source of the cases in Auckland was genomically linked to the current outbreak in Australia’s New South Wales.
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Victoria Kelly-Clark is an Australian based reporter who focuses on national politics and the geopolitical environment in the Asia-pacific region, the Middle East and Central Asia.
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