Businesses welcome COVID alert level decision, Ardern defends waiting until Sunday for change Newshub 5/03/2021 © Video - Newshub; Image - Getty Watch: The alert level announcement.
Auckland will move to alert level 2 from 6am on Sunday, while the rest of New Zealand will move to alert level 1.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Director- General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield made the announcement on Friday afternoon.
It comes after the Ministry of Health confirmed there were no new cases of COVID-19 in the community, for the fifth day in a row. There were also no new cases in managed isolation facilities.
Live: Businesses welcome alert level decision, Ardern defends waiting until Sunday for change
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