With lockdowns easing for the rest of New Zealand, Auckland becomes the elimination frontline

  • Written by: Michael Plank, Professor in Applied Mathematics, University of Canterbury
With lockdowns easing for the rest of New Zealand, Auckland becomes the elimination frontlineFiona Goodall/Getty Images

The number of new cases in New Zealand’s Delta outbreak is now on a downward trend and we have a good chance of eliminating it, even as lockdown restrictions ease for most of the country from tomorrow.

After a peak in case numbers during the weekend of August 28-29, the Ministry of Health reported only 20 new cases...

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