'Act like you have Covid-19': PM Ardern says as New Zealand heads into lockdown March 24, 2020 at 05:58PM

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern told New Zealanders on Wednesday to behave as if they had the coronavirus and cut all physical contact outside their household when the country heads into a one-month lockdown at midnight. Ardern declared a national state of emergency as the number of cases of Covid-19 surged by a record 50 cases to take the national tally to 205.