WELLINGTON—The mayor of New Zealand’s biggest city, Auckland, said on Monday that its residents should be prioritised for vaccines, after it was thrown into its fourth lockdown over the weekend costing millions of dollars a day. The seven-day lockdown of the population of nearly 2 million was prompted by the case of a person who had been infectious for a week but not in isolation. The lockdown led to several major sporting and cultural events being cancelled or postponed in Auckland. It also caused traffic chaos over the weekend, with travellers stuck at city checkpoints for up to 10 hours trying to get to their Auckland homes. Auckland loses an estimated 200 jobs and more than NZ$30 million ($21.7 million) per day under level 3 restrictions,” Mayor Phil Goff said in a statement. “We need the vaccine roll-out to be prioritised in Auckland to help avoid future lockdowns, protect jobs …
New Zealand Lockdown Costs Millions Each Day to Auckland Businesses
February 28, 2021
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