By RNZ
The exact source of the new Auckland community Covid cases is the "big unknown" and there could be other cases, epidemiologist Michael Baker says.
Auckland is in alert level 3 lockdown and the rest of the country in level 2 in response to the community cases announced yesterday afternoon.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has confirmed the community cases are the UK variant of the virus, according to genomic sequencing. She said it was unlikely to have been a breach from managed isolation and quarantine facilities.
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