Will Delta derail New Zealand's 'Covid Zero' strategy?

Just over a week ago, New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern put the country into lockdown after the first coronavirus case in six months was reported in the city of Auckland. Until now, New Zealand's 'Covid Zero' response to the pandemic had been lauded as the best in the world. Is the country with the pandemic success story now struggling? Can a policy of total elimination of the virus work when dealing with the Delta variant? And, how long can Ardern keep the country closed off to the rest of the world as it battles Covid-19?

Guest: Cathy O'Sullivan, Director Digital News at Newshub NZ

Hosted by Sorcha Pollak

Produced by Declan Conlon, Jennifer Ryan and Suzanne Brennan

Opening music by Hugh Rodgers

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