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No Community Cases; 1 Case Of COVID-19 In Managed Isolation
Thursday, 1 July 2021, 1:04 pm | Ministry of Health
There are no cases of COVID-19 to report in the community in New Zealand today. There is one case to report related to recent returnees in managed isolation facilities since the Ministry’s update yesterday. One previously reported case has now recovered. ... More >>
No Community Cases; 1 Case Of COVID-19 In Managed Isolation
Wednesday, 30 June 2021, 12:39 pm | Ministry of Health
There are no cases of COVID-19 to report in the community in New Zealand today. There is one case to report related to recent returnees in managed isolation facilities since the Ministry’s update yesterday. The number of active cases in New Zealand ... More >>
Nurse Prescribers Now Able To Initiate Special Authority Medicines
Wednesday, 30 June 2021, 11:20 am | Ministry of Health
A change to prescribing rules will make it easier for almost 100,000 New Zealanders to get the medicines they need, according to both the Ministry of Health’s Chief Nursing Officer Lorraine Hetaraka and PHARMAC’s Director of Operations Lisa Williams. ... More >>
Managed Isolation Returnees Now Eligible For Release
Tuesday, 29 June 2021, 5:53 pm | Ministry of Health
Whole genome sequencing has determined there is unlikely to be in-facility transmission of COVID-19 at the Novotel Auckland Airport managed isolation facility. Last evening, 125 returnees staying in the facility had their stays extended while an investigation ... More >>
No Community Cases; 4 Cases Of COVID-19 In Managed Isolation
Tuesday, 29 June 2021, 12:47 pm | Ministry of Health
There are no cases of COVID-19 to report in the community in New Zealand today. There are 4 cases to report related to recent returnees in managed isolation facilities since the Ministry’s update yesterday. One previously reported case has now recovered. ... More >>
Returnees Required To Extend Stay In Managed Isolation As A Precaution
Tuesday, 29 June 2021, 10:00 am | Ministry of Health
Last evening a number of people in the Novotel Auckland Airport managed isolation facility were advised their stay in managed isolation would be extended. Returnees are to remain in the facility until the genome sequencing results of two positive ... More >>
No Community Cases; 10 Cases Of COVID-19 In Managed Isolation
Monday, 28 June 2021, 1:30 pm | Ministry of Health
There are no cases of COVID-19 to report in the community in New Zealand today. There are 10 cases to report in recent returnees in managed isolation facilities since the Ministry’s last update yesterday. One previously reported case has now ... More >>
Wairarapa Indeterminate Test Result Confirmed Negative
Sunday, 27 June 2021, 5:26 pm | Ministry of Health
The Ministry of Health can confirm the indeterminate COVID-19 test result in the Wairarapa region is not due to an active COVID-19 infection. It comes after a follow-up test from the person returned a negative result. The Ministry will continue to monitor ... More >>
No Community Cases; 1 Case Of COVID-19 In Managed Isolation
Sunday, 27 June 2021, 2:03 pm | Ministry of Health
There are no cases of COVID-19 to report in the community in New Zealand today. There is 1 case to report related to recent returnees in managed isolation facilities since the Ministry’s last update yesterday. One previously reported case has now ... More >>
Quarantine Free Travel With Australia Paused For Three Days
Sunday, 27 June 2021, 5:07 am | Ministry of Health
26 June 2021 Quarantine Free Travel from all Australian states and territories will be paused from 10.30pm (NZT) tonight until 11.59pm (NZT) on Tuesday 29 June, COVID-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins has announced. The decision follows updated public ... More >>
No Community Cases; 4 Cases Of COVID-19 In Managed Isolation
Saturday, 26 June 2021, 12:58 pm | Ministry of Health
26 June 2021 There are no cases of COVID-19 to report in the community in New Zealand today. There are 4 cases to report related to recent returnees in managed isolation facilities since the Ministry’s last update yesterday. Two previously reported ... More >>
Whole Genome Sequencing Confirms Link To Delta Variant
Saturday, 26 June 2021, 6:38 am | Ministry of Health
25 June 2021 The Ministry of Health can confirm the whole genome sequencing of the Australian tourist who visited Wellington is the Delta variant of COVID-19. New South Wales health officials have this evening confirmed an epidemiological link and we ... More >>
No New Community Cases; 2 Cases Of COVID-19 In Managed Isolation
Friday, 25 June 2021, 1:55 pm | Ministry of Health
There are no new cases of COVID-19 to report in the community in New Zealand today. There are 2 cases to report in recent returnees in managed isolation facilities since the Ministry’s last update yesterday. The number of active cases in New Zealand ... More >>
No New Community Cases; No Cases Of COVID-19 In Managed Isolation
Thursday, 24 June 2021, 2:08 pm | Ministry of Health
There are no new cases of COVID-19 to report in the community in New Zealand today. There are also no cases to report in recent returnees in managed isolation facilities since the Ministry’s last update yesterday. Seven previously reported cases have ... More >>
Additional COVID-19 Testing Sites Available In Wellington Region
Thursday, 24 June 2021, 10:59 am | Ministry of Health
There has been significant demand for COVID-19 testing in the Wellington region. Yesterday there were 6999 tests nationwide of which 2100 were taken in Wellington – five times the number of the day before. In the Wellington region, testing priority ... More >>
Further Advice On Wellington Airport And Te Papa Locations Of Interest
Wednesday, 23 June 2021, 5:56 pm | Ministry of Health
Two Tauranga contacts of the visitor from Sydney to Wellington last weekend, who tested positive for COVID-19 after returning to Australia, have this afternoon returned negative tests. This means all four close contacts of the visitor identified last ... More >>
No New Community Cases; Four Cases Of COVID-19 In Managed Isolation; Further Locations Of Interest
Wednesday, 23 June 2021, 1:44 pm | Ministry of Health
There are no new cases of COVID-19 to report in the community in New Zealand today. There are four cases to report in recent returnees in managed isolation facilities since the Ministry’s last update yesterday. The number of active cases in New Zealand ... More >>
Further Locations Of Interest, Wellingtonians And Visitors Urged To Check
Wednesday, 23 June 2021, 11:40 am | Ministry of Health
Eight further locations of interest in Wellington visited by an Australian traveller from Sydney last weekend who has tested positive for COVID-19 upon their return to Australia have been published on the Ministry of Health website. COVID-19: Contact ... More >>
Wellingtonians And Visitors Urged To Check Locations Of Interest
Wednesday, 23 June 2021, 8:50 am | Ministry of Health
The first six locations of interest in Wellington visited by an Australian traveller from Sydney last weekend who has tested positive for COVID-19 upon their return to Australia have been published on the Ministry of Health website. https://www.health.govt.nz/our-work/diseases-and-conditions/covid-19-novel-coronavirus/covid-19-health-advice-public/contact-tracing-covid-19/covid-19-contact-tracing-locations-interest ... More >>
Australian Traveller Tests Positive For COVID-19
Wednesday, 23 June 2021, 6:10 am | Ministry of Health
An Australian traveller from Sydney, who visited Wellington from Saturday 19 June until Monday 21 June, has tested positive for COVID-19 upon their return to Australia. Based on the time of their symptom onset and CT score it is most likely they contracted ... More >>
