New Zealand PM Ardern declares national emergency to tackle COVID-19

New Zealand PM Ardern declares national emergency to tackle COVID-19
# 25 March 2020 03:58 (UTC +04:00)

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern declared a state of national emergency as the country prepares to go into a complete lockdown at midnight to combat the coronavirus outbreak, APA reports citing Reuters.

“Its a state of emergency to preserve our way of life,” Ardern said in a speech in parliament on Wednesday, declaring a state of national emergency. The country will go into its highest level of alert from midnight.

The number of COVID-19 cases in New Zealand rose to 205, authorities announced earlier in the day.

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