Coronavirus update: NZ reports 12 new infections, S. Korea sees a spike of 103 cases
|According to New Zealand’s (NZ) health official, the country saw 12 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, with two outside of Auckland.
NZ Health Minister Chris Hipkins said that all of the cases are linked to a single cluster.
There are 1,251 confirmed cases, 38 of which are active, and 30 of which are linked to the cluster. 771 close contacts have been identified, and 514 had been contacted this morning.
Note that Auckland is now in alert level three and the rest of NZ level two.
Meanwhile, South Korea reported 103 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Friday, a big spike after recording nearly 50 news infections over the last two days.
Market reaction
Broad US dollar comeback remains the theme so far this Friday’s Asian trading, pressurizing most majors while the Asian stocks tread water ahead of the key US Retail Sales data.
NZD/USD sheds 0.12% on the day, hovering near 0.6535.
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