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‘LIKE BEING PUNCHED IN THE GUTS’ Bracing for round two The cases include young What lies next in the tale of By Matt Markham children, one under the age Covid-19, New Zealand, and matt.m@theguardian.co.nz of five and a boy aged bemost importantly to us, the Ashburton District, will between five and nine. come a whole lot clearer today. With 17 active cases in the community and At noon today, New Zealand will have en- the possibility of more unearthing today, dured 48 hours back under Alert Level 2, genuine fear is being felt across the country, while the Auckland region has been in Alert particularly by business owners already on their knees following the Level 4 Lockdown Level 3. Cabinet ministers will meet today to de- earlier in the year. Here in Ashburton, businesses are braccide what the next steps are and with 13 new cases confirmed yesterday the likelihood of a ing for the worst, but hoping for the best, reduction in alert level for the Auckland re- with many spoken to by the Guardian saying gion, in particular, seems incredibly unlikely. that having to shut their doors again would All new cases are linked to the original four most likely mean they would struggle to open them on the other side. confirmed cases from the new outbreak.
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