New Zealand's government has reported that new Covid-19 cases fell for a second day, down to 49, amid the tight lockdown the country undertook during the latest outbreak this month, Reuters reports.

The declining number of daily cases signals that the social restrictions are reducing the spread of the highly infectious Delta variant, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said in a news conference.

"We have a second day where our numbers have declined. We want the tail of this outbreak to be as short as possible," Ardern said.

People wear masks as they exercise during a lockdown to curb the spread of a coronavirus outbreak, in Auckland, New Zealand on August 26. — Reuters
People wear masks as they exercise during a lockdown to curb the spread of a coronavirus outbreak, in Auckland, New Zealand on August 26. — Reuters

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