New Zealand renewed the national blockade order for 4 days after detecting a series of NCOV infections in the community.

The Prime Minister New Zealand Jacinda Ardern today announced an extension of the national blockade order to 23h59 on August 24, adding that officials will assess the situation to make the next measure a day earlier.

New Zealand begins to block nationwide from August 17 after detecting the first Community NCOV infection since February. This person is confirmed with Delta transformation with high infection.

People travel on Wellington Street, New Zealand, on August 18.

This country is implementing level 4 blockade orders, the most stringent level.

We can be one of the last countries in the world to record Delta strains in the community.

New Zealand has been praised as one of the best anti-epidemic countries and avoids serious outbreaks like many other countries.

This country currently records more than 2,900 cases and 26 deaths due to NCOV.