New Zealand's prime minister today extended the country's COVID-19 lockdown again, as the country added 38 cases to its total over the past day, while neighboring Australia grappled with record high cases in the Sydney hot spot.More Delta spread in NZ, AustraliaNew Zealand on Aug 17 reported its first local case since February and is pushing to contain the more transmissible Delta (B1617.2) variant, which has quickly grown to 154 cases, according to the health ministry.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern extended the national lockdown by 3 days, to end on Aug 27.
But Auckland, the country's largest city and main hot spot, will have restrictions in place until Aug 31. She said officials don't believe cases have peaked yet.The country has won