New Zealand PM warns virus outbreak will grow

New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern speaks to the media regarding the latest case of Covid-1

New Zealanders must brace for additional Covid-19 cases from an outbreak that has plunged the previously virus-free country into a snap lockdown, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern warned Wednesday after nine more positive tests. Ardern confirmed New Zealand was dealing with the highly transmissible Delta variant linked to the outbreak in Australia that authorities have so far been unable to contain. Ardern said the rapid rise, taking the total number of cases to 10, justified her decision to issue nationwide stay-at-home orders Tuesday when just one case had been identified. "It demonstrates, at this stage, Level 4 (hard lockdown) is the right place to be," Ardern told TVNZ.