New Zealand confirmed another 36 cases of COVID-19 on Monday, bringing the total to 102.
The Ministry of Health is warning two of the cases were most likely caught through community transmission, which triggered the COVID-19 alert level to be raised to 3. And in 48 hours it will be raised to level 4.
It means New Zealand businesses have two days before their doors are closed for at least one month and the country is placed into lockdown.
But what does a lockdown mean? The Project took a look at how different countries imposed the new restrictions.
Italy
Italy shut down 13 days ago, and there you can only travel for groceries, work or emergencies - but you need official papers to do that.
Religious institutions remain open, but there are no marriages, baptisms or funerals.
France
France is on day six of their lockdown and it has similar restrictions to Italy.
If you're going to your job, you need a certificate to prove you can't do it from home. And if you can't, security forces fine you €135 (NZ$255).
Portugal
It's lockdown day three in Portugal and people are fined if they go anywhere but the market, petrol stations and banks.
Restaurants are closed, but takeaway shops are still open.
Spain
Spain is on day eight but some people aren't obeying the shutdown. There are 260,000 police on the streets, but they're about to be reinforced by 130,000 military personnel.
Their government has deployed drones to fly around the streets announcing they're closed and that it is illegal to be out in public.
Australia
Australia is partly in lockdown - their pubs, clubs, gyms and cinemas are closed but schools are still open.
China
In Wuhan where the virus originated, no one could come in or out of the city. And if you were walking the streets you had to wear a face mask.
There were also house-to-house searches that forced infected people into quarantine.
But more recently, some of those restrictions have started to be lifted.
