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Scientists admit COVID-19 is hard to contain
New Zealand — once the world’s COVID recovery darling, applauded internationally for its lockdown and apparent quashing of the pandemic coronavirus — is now facing a fresh cluster of cases. After the country’s recent celebration of 100 days without any documented coronavirus cases, scientists say New Zealand’s latest COVID-19 resurgence is shedding new light on…
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New Zealand races to contain new COVID-19 outbreak
WELLINGTON — New Zealand rushed to track the source of a sudden return of the coronavirus Thursday as the number of new cases in its biggest city rose to 17. Officials warned that more infections were inevitable. National health chief Ashley Bloomfield said there were 13 new confirmed infections in Auckland, all linked to four…