New Zealand Parliament suspending work due to quarantine

New Zealand Parliament is suspending work for one week due to quarantine in the country, Report informs.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said New Zealand will stick by its COVID-19 elimination strategy as she announced the national lockdown would be extended in a bid to suppress a growing outbreak, according to The Syndey Morning Herald.

New Zealand will remain in lockdown until at least August 27, while residents in Auckland, at the center of the outbreak, are under strict stay-at-home orders until at least August 31, leaving home only for grocery shopping, exercise, healthcare or vaccination.