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PM to give Covid-19 alert levels update tomorrow afternoon

By Anna Whyte
February 16, 2021
Jacinda Ardern and Ashley Bloomfield - File.

Jacinda Ardern and Ashley Bloomfield - File. (Source: 1 NEWS)

An update on Covid-19 alert levels is set for tomorrow afternoon, after Auckland went back into Level 3 on Sunday, while the rest of the country went into Level 2. 

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield will hold a press conference at 4.30pm, Wednesday. 

Ardern announced on Sunday night the heightened alert levels would stay in place for at least three days - beginning from 11.59pm, Sunday. 

Cabinet will meet tomorrow afternoon to discuss the levels, after it has the latest result from Covid-19 testing. 

There have been no additional community cases so far since three new Covid-19 cases in the community were announced on Sunday. 

A generic image of a Covid Tracer QR code poster.

(Source: Getty)

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