New Zealand PM and Australia chief medical officer on virus

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern anunced on Sunday that everyone entering country from Sunday must self-isolate for 14 days in an effort to contain spre of coronavirus.

Interviewed on TVNZ's program "Q&A", she said border controls have been strengned.

She said she was confident that people would comply with requirement to self-isolate, but if y did t, authorities h power to place m in quarantine.

From Monday, all incoming passengers, including New Zealand citizens, will be required to isolate mselves for 14 days.

only countries exempt from restrictions are a handful of Pacific islands that haven’t yet h any cases of COVID-19.

number of confirmed coronavirus cases in New Zealand has w risen to eight.

One of most recent cases was of a visitor from Australia who h been tested for virus before travelling to New Zealand.

After arriving in New Zealand, Australian authorities confirmed test result as positive.

New Zealand's director general of health, Ashley Bloomfield, said Sunday he was "disappointed" that individual h travelled despite having been tested.

In Australia, Chief Medical Officer Brendan Murphy, interviewed by AuBC's Insiders on Sunday programme, did t rule out a potential lockdown of some cities if necessary.

For most people, new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough. For some, especially older ults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia.