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Ardern’s online messages keep spirits up in New Zealand’s coronavirus lockdown

WELLINGTON: Hours after New Zealand imposed a nationwide lockdown to beat a coronavirus pandemic, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern took to Facebook, livestreaming in a sweater from bed, to “check in” on citizens and tell them of the day’s events. Ardern’s news conferences for more than 30 minutes a day, taking queries, streaming Facebook videos and