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Why New Zealand's coronavirus cases will keep rising for weeks, even in level 4 lockdown

27 March 2020
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Epidemiologist, Associate Professor Arindam Basu, explains why the number of New Zealanders testing positive for COVID-19 will continue to rise, despite the strict conditions of the four-week lockdown that began this week. As of today, there are 368 cases in New Zealand, up from 39 recorded a week ago, and just over three weeks after the first case was reported on March 3.

Associate Professor Arindam Basu, Epidemiology and Environmental Health, University of Canterbury

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