We’re going into lockdown in a few hours

As New Zealand prepares to go into a month of lockdown from tonight, there was another last-minute flurry of announcements and developments. A state of emergency was declared, the number of confirmed cases jumped by another record amount (50 more for a total of 205), and the total is expected to go into the thousands. Heading into the lockdown, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern had a simple message for Kiwis - "Act like you have Covid-19" and stay at home". Breaking the rules could kill someone close to you and see the lockdown period extended beyond four weeks, she warned. The PM said number of cases was likely to reach the thousands before it started to drop. Come on, Aotearoa. We’ve made it through worse. You get four weeks off school/work for this one sacrifice.