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7 Cases Of COVID-19
Thursday, 4 February 2021, 2:25 pm | Ministry of Health
There are six cases of COVID-19 in managed isolation to report in New Zealand since our last media statement yesterday. In addition, we are reporting the confirmation late this morning of one case in the community who is a close contact of the January ... More >>
Robust Assessment Ahead Of Medsafe Approval Of Vaccine
Wednesday, 3 February 2021, 2:15 pm | Ministry of Health
The decision by medicines regulator Medsafe to provisionally approve the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine (Comirnaty) to be used in New Zealand follows a robust assessment of the safety, effectiveness and quality of the vaccine. In a joint statement, the Director-General ... More >>
3 Cases Of COVID-19 In Managed Isolation
Wednesday, 3 February 2021, 12:55 pm | Ministry of Health
There are three cases of COVID-19 in managed isolation to report in New Zealand since our last media statement yesterday. One of these cases is classified as historical and deemed not infectious. There are no new cases in the community. Two cases which ... More >>
4 Cases Of COVID-19 In Managed Isolation
Tuesday, 2 February 2021, 1:13 pm | Ministry of Health
There are four cases of COVID-19 in managed isolation to report in New Zealand since our last media statement yesterday. One of these cases is classified as historical and deemed not infectious. There are no new cases in the community. New border case ... More >>
No New Cases Of COVID-19
Monday, 1 February 2021, 2:32 pm | Ministry of Health
There are no new cases of COVID-19 to report in New Zealand since our last media statement yesterday. One previously reported case has now recovered. In addition, yesterday’s confirmed case in managed isolation has been reclassified to ‘under ... More >>
1 Case Of COVID-19 In Managed Isolation
Sunday, 31 January 2021, 12:56 pm | Ministry of Health
31 January 2021 There is one case of COVID-19 in managed isolation to report in New Zealand since our last media statement yesterday. There are no new cases in the community. New border case details Arrival date From Via Positive test day/reason ... More >>
1 Case Of COVID-19 In Managed Isolation
Saturday, 30 January 2021, 1:42 pm | Ministry of Health
There is one case of COVID-19 in managed isolation to report in New Zealand since our last media statement yesterday. There are no new cases in the community. New border case details Arrival date From Via Positive test day/reason Managed ... More >>
6 New Cases Of COVID-19 In Managed Isolation; An Update On Border-related Cases29 January 2021
Friday, 29 January 2021, 3:54 pm | Ministry of Health
There are 6 new cases of COVID-19 in managed isolation to report in New Zealand since our last media statement yesterday. There are no new cases in the community to report. The two people who tested positive in Auckland remain in the Auckland ... More >>
3 New Cases Of COVID-19 At The Border And An Update On Border-related Cases In Auckland
Thursday, 28 January 2021, 2:14 pm | Ministry of Health
Whole genome sequencing carried out overnight has confirmed the two border-related COVID-19 cases that were reported out of cycle last night are observed to be variant 20C/501Y.V2 (lineage B.1.351), first identified in South Africa. From the information ... More >>
2 Border-related COVID-19 Cases Confirmed
Wednesday, 27 January 2021, 10:18 pm | Ministry of Health
Two people who completed their managed isolation in the same facility and at the same time as the Northland case are now being treated as confirmed COVID-19 infections. “While we still can’t categorically rule these out as historical infections, ... More >>
Two Further Returnees Under Investigation
Wednesday, 27 January 2021, 6:01 pm | Ministry of Health
Two other former returnees who completed their managed isolation in the same facility and at the same time as the Northland case are now under investigation. The two former returnees both returned a positive test for COVID-19, however it is yet to be confirmed ... More >>
4 New Cases Of COVID-19 In Managed Isolation; 1 Historical Case
Wednesday, 27 January 2021, 2:20 pm | Ministry of Health
There are 4 new cases of COVID-19 in managed isolation and one historical case to report in New Zealand since our last media statement yesterday. There have been no new cases in the community to report. New border case details Arrival date From Via ... More >>
2 Cases Of COVID-19 In Managed Isolation; Update On Northland Case
Tuesday, 26 January 2021, 1:30 pm | Ministry of Health
There are 2 cases of COVID-19 in managed isolation to report in New Zealand since our last media statement yesterday. There have been no new cases in the community to report New border case details Arrival date From Via ... More >>
Vaping Regulations Consultation Opens Today
Tuesday, 26 January 2021, 9:40 am | Ministry of Health
The Ministry of Health is encouraging New Zealanders to have their say and provide feedback on draft regulations under the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Act through an online consultation that opens today. An amendment to the Smokefree ... More >>
Update On Northland Case, And 6 Cases Of COVID-19 In Managed Isolation
Monday, 25 January 2021, 2:39 pm | Ministry of Health
The Ministry of Health can today confirm that the woman who recently travelled from overseas and completed their stay in managed isolation in the Pullman hotel in Auckland has subsequently tested positive for COVID-19. The woman and her only close household ... More >>
COVID-19: Contact Tracing Locations Of Interest
Sunday, 24 January 2021, 9:14 pm | Ministry of Health
What you need to do For contact tracing purposes, anyone who attended one of the locations listed here during the relevant timeframes is considered to be a COVID-19 ‘casual contact’. Our current advice is that although there is a low risk of ... More >>
Probable Case Of COVID-19 In A Returnee
Sunday, 24 January 2021, 5:22 pm | Ministry of Health
The Ministry of Health is investigating a positive test result in a person who recently travelled from overseas and completed their stay in managed isolation in a facility in Auckland. In the case we are investigating and reporting today, the person had ... More >>
8 cases of COVID-19 in managed isolation
Sunday, 24 January 2021, 1:31 pm | Ministry of Health
There are 8 cases of COVID-19 in managed isolation to report in New Zealand since our last media statement on Friday. More >>
9 Cases Of COVID-19 In 2 Days In Managed Isolation
Friday, 22 January 2021, 1:19 pm | Ministry of Health
There are 9 cases of COVID-19 in managed isolation to report in New Zealand since our last media statement on Wednesday. There are no new cases in the community. New border case details Arrival date From Via Positive test day/reason Managed isolation/quarantine ... More >>
6 Cases Of COVID-19 In 2 Days In Managed Isolation
Wednesday, 20 January 2021, 1:16 pm | Ministry of Health
There are 6 cases of COVID-19 in managed isolation to report in New Zealand since our last media statement on Monday. One of these cases is classified as historical and deemed not infectious. There are no new cases in the community. New border case ... More >>
