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A reminder from US President Joe Biden – and a reminder that if you woke up today after a year and checked the US presidential Twitter account, you might be rather confused:
Wash your hands.
Stay socially distanced.
Wear a mask.
Get vaccinated when it’s your turn.
Despite our progress, we can’t let our guard down.
Ashley Bloomfield, New Zealand’s director general of health, has called on the nation to “not let the virus divide you” amidst frustration with rule-breakers linked to recent coronavirus cases, as well as with the government’s response.
Auckland has been in lockdown since Sunday morning as a result of two cases of community transmission, which were found to have happened while level-three restrictions were in place – threatening the fracture the unity of the “team of five million”.
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