New Zealand Scrambles to Contain Coronavirus Resurgence as It Heads Toward Election

New Zealand Scrambles to Contain Coronavirus Resurgence as It Heads Toward Election
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern during the All of Government COVID-19 national response update in Parliament in Wellington, New Zealand, on April 13, 2020. Mark Mitchelll-Pool/Getty Images
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WELLINGTON—New Zealand was scrambling to trace the source of its first coronavirus outbreak in more than three months, reporting 13 new community infections on Thursday, after Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern had sought to eradicate the virus with a hard lockdown.

The resurgence of COVID-19 comes just weeks before a scheduled general election, increasing pressure on Ardern to get the outbreak under control amid growing criticism.