New Zealand PM Ardern extends lockdown in Auckland to Sept 21

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. Credit: AFP File Photo

New Zealand's largest city Auckland will remain in lockdown to beat the spread of the Delta variant of the coronavirus, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Monday.

Auckland will remain in the strict Alert level 4 lockdown until midnight on Sept. 21, after which it will move to alert level 3, Ardern said in a news conference.

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