On Monday, August 17, 2020, the Prime Minister of New Zealand, Jacinda Ardern announced that the national election, which was scheduled to be held on September 19, has been postponed by a month due to the surge of new COVID-19 cases in the country.
New Zealand was among a few that declared virus-free country while several countries were facing the hardships impacted by the coronavirus outbreak, which originated from Wuhan province, China in December 2019.After having successfully contained the virus spread in the country for 102 days, New Zealand is now facing a new wave of pandemic cases that started last week.
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