<p>Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern ordered New Zealand's largest city back into lockdown on Saturday as Covid-19 cases continued to be detected in the community.</p>.<p>The latest restrictions in Auckland will last at least seven days and come less than two weeks after a three-day shutdown in the city.</p>.<p>Ardern said a new coronavirus case confirmed on Saturday could not be directly connected to other positive tests over the last two weeks, although a school in South Auckland was a common link.</p>.<p>From Sunday morning the city's 1.7 million residents must stay at home except for essential shopping and work.</p>.<p>Schools and non-essential shops will close, and entry in and out of the city will be restricted.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/cricket/t20-matches-shifted-as-auckland-enters-lockdown-on-february-28-956044.html" target="_blank">T20 matches shifted as Auckland enters lockdown on February 28</a></strong></p>.<p>The remainder of the country will be under level two restrictions which include limits on the size of public gatherings.</p>.<p>Ardern said there was "cause for concern" that the latest case involved a person who had been infectious for a week but had not been in isolation.</p>.<p>Since the latest outbreak first emerged in a family of three, several people have reported symptoms, with the school in South Auckland the connecting factor.</p>.<p>Ardern blamed the creeping spread of community infection on people not isolating when they should have been.</p>.<p>In the latest case the person visited a doctor on Friday and then went to the gym.</p>.<p>"It's frustrating," Ardern said.</p>.<p>Authorities have the ability to take enforcement action against rule breakers but that needed to be balanced with ensuring people with symptoms came forward, the prime minister added.</p>.<p>"We will always weigh up, are we creating an environment where people will be open and honest?" she said.</p>.<p>"We are dealing with young people here and what we ask them to do is share with us their entire lives, and it's very important that we have a situation where people are able and willing to do that."</p>.<p>New Zealand has been widely praised for its handling of the pandemic, with just 26 deaths in a population of five million.</p>
<p>Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern ordered New Zealand's largest city back into lockdown on Saturday as Covid-19 cases continued to be detected in the community.</p>.<p>The latest restrictions in Auckland will last at least seven days and come less than two weeks after a three-day shutdown in the city.</p>.<p>Ardern said a new coronavirus case confirmed on Saturday could not be directly connected to other positive tests over the last two weeks, although a school in South Auckland was a common link.</p>.<p>From Sunday morning the city's 1.7 million residents must stay at home except for essential shopping and work.</p>.<p>Schools and non-essential shops will close, and entry in and out of the city will be restricted.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/cricket/t20-matches-shifted-as-auckland-enters-lockdown-on-february-28-956044.html" target="_blank">T20 matches shifted as Auckland enters lockdown on February 28</a></strong></p>.<p>The remainder of the country will be under level two restrictions which include limits on the size of public gatherings.</p>.<p>Ardern said there was "cause for concern" that the latest case involved a person who had been infectious for a week but had not been in isolation.</p>.<p>Since the latest outbreak first emerged in a family of three, several people have reported symptoms, with the school in South Auckland the connecting factor.</p>.<p>Ardern blamed the creeping spread of community infection on people not isolating when they should have been.</p>.<p>In the latest case the person visited a doctor on Friday and then went to the gym.</p>.<p>"It's frustrating," Ardern said.</p>.<p>Authorities have the ability to take enforcement action against rule breakers but that needed to be balanced with ensuring people with symptoms came forward, the prime minister added.</p>.<p>"We will always weigh up, are we creating an environment where people will be open and honest?" she said.</p>.<p>"We are dealing with young people here and what we ask them to do is share with us their entire lives, and it's very important that we have a situation where people are able and willing to do that."</p>.<p>New Zealand has been widely praised for its handling of the pandemic, with just 26 deaths in a population of five million.</p>