Nearly everyone entering NZ from midnight on Sunday must self-isolate - Ardern

New Zealand's PM has said nearly everyone entering the country from midnight on Sunday must self-isolate to contain the spread of the coronavirus.

Jacinda Ardern said the new measure also included returning New Zealanders.

The only exemption is for small Pacific islands with no confirmed virus cases.

Ardern said the new restrictions would be reviewed by the authorities in 16 days.

She also said that no cruise liners would be allowed to dock in New Zealand's ports until 30 June.

Ardern said essential air and ship deliveries would continue as normal.

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She said the restrictions were "about people, not products", stressing that there was no need for New Zealanders to "take a run on their supermarket".

[Source:BBC]