New Zealand no longer free of Covid-19 as two women test positive

CORONAVIRUS | It took just eight days for New Zealand to lose its Covid-19-free status when two women who had been given permission to leave quarantine early after arriving from abroad tested positive for the coronavirus, authorities said.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, who has enjoyed enormous popularity for her success at ridding the country of coronavirus infection, said the government would review what happened, but that it was clear checks were not adequate in this case...