Covid is Loving It in New Zealand

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern (left) today extends New Zealand’s strict nationwide Covid-19 lockdown saying the current outbreak of the Delta variant of the coronavirus has not yet peaked. 

The Level 4 national lockdown is extended by three days until midnight on August 27 while Auckland, the epicenter of the outbreak, will have restrictions in place at least until August 31. 

She says: “If the world has taught us anything it is to be cautious with this variant of Covid-19”. 

There are more than 320 locations of interest linked to the outbreak and 13,000 contacts have been recorded, far more than in previous outbreaks. “Delta has changed the rules of the game”, Ardern said. 

Today, New Zealand reported 35 new cases of Covid-19 taking the total number of infections in the outbreak to 107. Obviously, Covid is loving it in NZ!

UMNO’s Ismail Sabri Yaakob hasn’t even warmed his PM seat in Putrajaya – and already, Bersatu roared to tell the whole country that Perikatan Nasional are the government. 

On Saturday itself, Muhyiddin Yassin himself had announced: “I give my full support to (Ismail Sabri) and insya-Allah will continue to help the PN government serve the people”. 

On Sunday, Bersatu deputy president Ahmad Faizal Azumu echoed the ex-prime minister’s stance: “For us, this is still a PN government. You can do the mathematics. We have a significant number of seats (members of Parliament) and our friends on the other hand have 41”. 

Hmmm, two parties wanting to be puppet masters. Who shall prevail, UMNO or Bersatu? 

To be honest, I don't care! It's still the same shit anyway! Besides, all the 114 MPs who support Ismail are the same lawmakers who once supported Muhyiddin!