New Zealand rapidly escalates coronavirus response while recording 13 new community infections

New Zealand has been rocked by the return of the deadly virus into the community this week after 102 days without community transmission.

People queue outside a supermarket in west Auckland, NZ Source: Getty

New Zealand health officials say it's only a matter of time before they solve the mystery new COVID-19 outbreak that has plunged Auckland back into lockdown.

Chief health officer Ashley Bloomfield on Thursday said the country had recorded 13 new cases in the community as well as one new case in quarantine. 

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