Morning Briefing April 7: High-profile lockdown breaches and new Covid clusters
(WorldNews New Zealand)

Health Minister David Clark has been demoted after revealing another breach of his own Government´s Covid-19 level four lockdown measures. Jacinda Ardern and David Clark Source: Getty Dr Clark released a statement this morning saying he had driven his family 20km to a beach in Dunedin, in addition to a mountain bike ride that he´d already disclosed. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said under normal conditions, she would sack him, but couldn´t currently afford a disruption like that to the health system. `For that reason, and that reason alone, Dr Clark will maintain his role,` she said. However, he has been demoted to the bottom of the Government`s Cabinet rankings and stripped of his...