New Zealand PM Ardern extends Auckland lockdown to midnight August 30

New Zealand will extend the current coronavirus restrictions in its largest city of Auckland until Sunday night, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Monday.

An abrupt resurgence of COVID-19 about two weeks ago in Auckland prompted Ardern to put the city's 1.7 million residents in a lockdown, forcing businesses to close and schools to shut. 

The lockdown was due to expire on Wednesday.

(With input from Reuters)