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New Zealanders haven't been scanning in enough, and that contributed to the need for a full lockdown

  • Written by Andrew Chen, Research Fellow at Koi Tū: The Centre for Informed Futures, University of Auckland
New Zealanders haven't been scanning in enough, and that contributed to the need for a full lockdownHannah Peters/Getty Images

Fast isolation of infected individuals is key to containing any outbreak of COVID-19, including the Delta variant, and contact tracing is a critical part of this process.

Since the first case was confirmed on Tuesday, six more people have tested positive, including a fully vaccinated health worker at Auckland City...

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