https://www.rnz.co.nz/assets/news_crops/117509/eight_col_IMG_1604.jpg?1613328848 Otago University epidemiologist Professor David Skegg says it’s no surprise Auckland is going back into lockdown. Auckland’s border checkpoints are back with the latest Covid-19 cases. Photo: RNZ / Kate Gregan “I don’t think we should see this as a surprise, I’ve been saying this all along. There will be more lockdowns in 2021 I’m afraid,” he told Nine to Noon. The prime minister confirmed this morning the latest cases had the UK variant, which Sir David says is more infectious and serious. But he said what was even more concerning was that they’ve been unable to trace any link to managed isolation and quarantine facilities (MIQ). “That immediately raises the question of how this person became infected and how many other people might’ve been infected in the chain that led to them. “I think the most likely thing, and obviously this is speculation, is that this woman was ...
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