Monday, the first shipment of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine arrived in New Zealand, containing around 60,000 doses, announced Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.

Sunday, authorities announced that a three-day lockdown will be imposed across New Zealand’s largest city Auckland starting Monday. This came after three family members were found to be infected with COVID-19 in the North Island city.

This is the country’s first lockdown in six months.

Since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, New Zealand confirmed a total of 2,336 cases and 25 deaths.

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