New Zealand Prepares For Four-Week Lockdown

WELLINGTON, New Zealand. (AP) – Office workers are hauling computers and plants to their cars and shoppers are stripping shelves bare of coffee, flour and toilet paper before New Zealand starts a four-week lockdown. People must stay home and all non-essential businesses and activities cease when the lockdown begins late Wednesday night. The decision came as health officials announced another 36 confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing the total to 102. Most were tied to travel overseas, but crucially, two of the cases could not be traced and officials believe they are evidence of a local outbreak.