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Timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand (2020)

Timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand

This article documents the timeline of transmission of COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand throughout the first half of 2020. All of the following dates and times are in New Zealand Time; NZST (UTC+12) from 5 April to 26 September, 2020, and NZDT (UTC+13) otherwise.

Upon its introduction, the nationwide alert level was initially set at level 2 on 21 March, but was subsequently raised to level 3 on the afternoon of 23 March. Beginning on 25 March, the alert level was moved to level 4, putting the country into a nationwide lockdown. The alert level was lowered to level 3 on 27 April, partially lifting some lockdown restrictions, and down to level 2 on 13 May, lifting the rest of the lockdown restrictions while maintaining physical distancing and gathering size limits. The country moved down to level 1 on 8 June, removing all remaining restrictions except border controls.

On 11 August, four cases of COVID-19 from an unknown source were reported in Auckland, the first from an unknown source in 102 days. At noon the following day, the Auckland Region moved up to alert level 3, while the rest of the country was moved to level 2.[1][2][3] On 30 August at 11:59 pm, Auckland moved down to "alert level 2.5", a modified version of alert level 2 with limitation on public gatherings, funerals, and weddings.[4][5][6] On 23 September at 11:59 pm, Auckland moved down to alert level 2, after the rest of New Zealand moved to alert level 1 on 21 September at 11:59pm.[7][8] On 7 October, Auckland also moved down to level 1.[9]

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  2. ^ "Live: Coronavirus – Auckland goes back into Level 3, rest of NZ into Level 2". Stuff. 11 August 2020. Archived from the original on 11 August 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Coronavirus live updates: COVID-19 in community, Auckland going to level 3". Newshub. Archived from the original on 12 August 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  4. ^ Andelane, Lana (30 August 2020). "COVID-19: Auckland to move to 'level 2.5' on Sunday – what you need to know". Newshub. Archived from the original on 30 August 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  5. ^ "The new 'level 2.5' rules Aucklanders need to know before tonight". Newstalk ZB. 30 August 2020. Archived from the original on 30 August 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  6. ^ Cardwell, Hamish (30 August 2020). "Auckland moving to 'alert level 2.5' tomorrow". Radio New Zealand. Archived from the original on 30 August 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  7. ^ Wade, Amelia (21 September 2020). "Covid 19 coronavirus: Auckland moving to alert level 2 and NZ to level 1 – Jacinda Ardern". The New Zealand Herald. Archived from the original on 21 September 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  8. ^ "Cabinet agrees to move Auckland to level 2 and rest of New Zealand to level 1". Radio New Zealand. 21 September 2020. Archived from the original on 21 September 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  9. ^ "Auckland will move to Alert Level 1". New Zealand Government. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2021.

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