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05/03/2021
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New Zealand s snap lockdown ends Sunday at 6am, Auckland will move to alert level 2, with the rest of the country shifting to level 1 - and after a week of confused messaging around who should isolate, tough new health laws have been introduced.
Frontline testing teams worked overtime, after 50,239 tests - most in Auckland - there have been no new community cases for five days.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced on Friday a change in alert levels: Cabinet has made the decision to move Auckland to alert level 2 at 6am on Sunday and the rest of New Zealand to level 1.