New Zealand ordered a 3-day nationwide lockdown after detecting its first local COVID-19 case since February, amid fears of the more transmissible Delta (B1617.2) variant.In other developments, World Health Organization (WHO) officials aired concerns about COVID-19 spread amid an interruption of vaccination activities in Afghanistan, as security in that country destabilizes.Patient part of 5-case clusterNew Zealand's local case involves a 58-year-old Auckland man who hadn't yet been vaccinated and had no known links to the country's borders, according to the New Zealand Herald.
His symptoms began yesterday, and he tested positive today.Officials have identified 23 possible events where he could have passed the virus to others.Today