New Zealand will enter a three-day national lockdown (ABC) after a man in the city of Auckland tested positive for COVID-19. The case appeared to be the country’s first instance of community spread in six months.
For Foreign Affairs, Niall Ferguson argues that hypervigilance is a necessary part of pandemic preparedness.
China: The Chinese military staged air and sea exercises (SCMP) near Taiwan in response to what a spokesperson called “provocations” and “wrong signals” from the island and the United States. Last week, Taipei and Washington agreed to hold regular talks between their coast guards.
