New Zealand has declared a state of national emergency, providing the authorities with greater powers to tackle the spread of the coronavirus across the Pacific nation.
The declaration, which was made shortly after midday on Wednesday, followed a jump in the number of cases to 205, a rise of 50 cases in a day.
Sarah Stuart-Black, director of civil defence emergency, told reporters the declaration would give authorities the power to close roads, stop people from doing activities that may spread the virus and bar people and traffic from certain areas. People should be going out for a reason such as a trip to the supermarket, ‘not just a bit of a mooch’, she said.
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