Watch: COVID-19 National Response Media Update, 27th April

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield are giving a briefing on the Covid-19 coronavirus.

They are speaking just hours ahead of New Zealand’s move to alert level 3, reducing restrictions on businesses and schooling.

The move from level 4 to level 3 takes place at 11.59pm tonight.

An app to help the country’s contact tracing efforts is also in the works, with the Ministry of Health revealing today it would be ready within two weeks.

Yesterday, the Ministry of Health reported another nine cases – all linked to known infections – with no new deaths.The All of Government COVID-19 National Response will provide an update at 1.00 pm today.