COVID-19: New Zealand at level 4 Lockdown until Tuesday 31 August

New Zealand will remain at Alert Level 4 until 11:59 pm on Tuesday 31 August.

Reporting up until 9 am on 27 August, New Zealand had 70 new cases bringing their active total to 384.

Most cases have arisen in Auckland and Northland regions which will probably stay at Alert Level 4 after the end of August. You’ll need to wait until Monday 30 August when this will next be reviewed.

2PAXfly Takeout

This is another timely reminder to wear your seatbelt when seated. Holding you close to your seat will protect you from the sort of injuries sustained on this flight, when unsecured passengers flew to the ceiling of the aircraft, and then came crashing down once the ‘drop’ ceased.

The hope will be that this is an anomaly – a ‘freak accident’ in casual parlance. If it is a systemic error either mechanical or electronic, then this is a larger concern for the airlines that fly Boeing Dreamliner 787 aircraft. Let’s hope it isn’t. If it is, it will pile on the woes to Boeing’s existing stack.

Although these numbers are extremely low when compared to Australia, or almost anywhere else in the world, the have come as a shock to New Zealanders, which has been almost COVID-19 free for most of the pandemic. NZ did move hard and fast at the beginning of this current outbreak, so lets hope they manage to contain it.