New Zealand Prepares to Enter Lockdown as CCP Virus Cases Surge

New Zealand Prepares to Enter Lockdown as CCP Virus Cases Surge
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern speaks to media during a press conference at Parliament in Wellington, New Zealand, on March 15, 2019. Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images
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New Zealand said on Monday it will move to its highest alert level imposing self-isolation, with all-non-essential services, schools, and offices to be shut over the next 48 hours as the number of CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus cases more than double.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said the decisions will place the most significant restriction on New Zealanders’ movements in modern history, but it was needed to save lives and slow the spread of the virus.