Children went back to school and offices reopened in Auckland on Monday after authorities lifted the lockdown in New Zealand's largest city that was imposed to contain a sudden spike of coronavirus cases earlier in August.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said she was confident the outbreak was under control, but made masks compulsory on public transport across the country of five million people.
"We have a plan that we know will work," Ardern, herself wearing a mask said on Monday.
"We just need everyone's compliance and help. If everyone sticks to those guidelines and rules, coupled together with all the public health measures that we have, we can make this work."
The lockdown began on August 12 after four cases were detected in the city of 1.5 million, and brought to an end 102 days without community transmission. The origin of the outbreak has still not been found.
Students in Auckland returned to school after many weeks of disruptions.
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