There is no truth to claims that there is Covid-19 in the New Zealand community, and the country is about to go into lockdown.
The Ministry of Health took the rare step of issuing the message on Facebook last night , amid a surge of calls from people checking if the rumours were true.
"This evening Healthline is reporting many rumours relating to Covid-19 and lockdowns circulating," it said.
None of the reported rumours are true. There are currently no community cases of Covid-19 or any imminent lockdowns."
Earlier this week, Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins said it would be likely the country would move to Alert Level 4 if the Delta variant of coronavirus emerged in the community.
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That has not happened, however.
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