Photo taken on March 26, 2020 shows an empty street in Wellington, New Zealand. New Zealand recorded 78 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, the first day of the national lockdown, bringing the total number of confirmed and probable cases to 283. (Photos: Xinhua)

Photo taken on March 26, 2020 shows an empty street in Wellington, New Zealand. New Zealand recorded 78 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, the first day of the national lockdown, bringing the total number of confirmed and probable cases to 283.

Photo taken on March 26, 2020 shows an empty street in Wellington, New Zealand. New Zealand recorded 78 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, the first day of the national lockdown, bringing the total number of confirmed and probable cases to 283.

Photo taken on March 26, 2020 shows an empty street in Wellington, New Zealand. New Zealand recorded 78 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, the first day of the national lockdown, bringing the total number of confirmed and probable cases to 283.

Photo taken on March 26, 2020 shows an empty street near the parliament building in Wellington, New Zealand. New Zealand recorded 78 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, the first day of the national lockdown, bringing the total number of confirmed and probable cases to 283. (Xinhua/Guo Lei)

Photo taken on March 26, 2020 shows an empty street in Wellington, New Zealand. New Zealand recorded 78 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, the first day of the national lockdown, bringing the total number of confirmed and probable cases to 283.

Photo taken on March 26, 2020 shows an empty street in Wellington, New Zealand. New Zealand recorded 78 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, the first day of the national lockdown, bringing the total number of confirmed and probable cases to 283.