New Zealand reports 7 new Covid-19 cases

Wellington, Aug 27 (IANS) New Zealand on Thursday reported seven new Covid-19 cases, as the government outlined rules for the mandatory use of face coverings on public transport from August 31 onwards.

The new cases included one imported, a woman who arrived in New Zealand on August 22 from abroad, reports Xinhua news agency.

She has been staying in a managed isolation facility in Christchurch and tested positive on day 3 of her time in managed isolation, according to the Ministry of Health.

The other six cases were all linked to the Auckland cluster which has resulted in a second lockdown in the country's largest city.

The current Alert Level 3 lockdown in Auckland will last till Sunday.

Currently, there are 159 people linked to the community cluster at the Auckland quarantine facility.

The country's total number of confirmed cases stood at 1,351.