Coronavirus: Dr Ashley Bloomfield urges New Zealand to have some perspective as impatience grows about alert level restrictions

New Zealanders should have a little perspective as impatience grows about alert level restrictions, the Director-General of Health says. Gatherings of up to 100 people will be allowed from Friday but alert level 2 will likely remain in place for another month. New Zealand moved to alert level 2 on May 14. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced the expansion of mass gatherings on Monday but said the country would not move to alert level 1 for at least another month when Cabinet will reassess the situation.