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1 New Case Of COVID-19 In Managed Isolation
Sunday, 29 November 2020, 3:47 pm | Ministry of Health
There is one new case of COVID-19 to report in managed isolation in New Zealand today. There are no new community cases. Today’s new case is a person who arrived from Jordan via Dubai on 26 November – they are in the Auckland quarantine facility. ... More >>
4 Cases Of COVID-19 In Managed Isolation
Saturday, 28 November 2020, 1:04 pm | Ministry of Health
There are four new cases of COVID-19 to report in managed isolation in New Zealand today. There are no new cases in the community. Two cases reported today arrived on 23 November from the United States and tested positive during routine testing ... More >>
7 Cases Of COVID-19 In Managed Isolation
Friday, 27 November 2020, 1:27 pm | Ministry of Health
There are seven cases of COVID-19 to report in managed isolation in New Zealand today. There are no new cases in the community. Six of the cases are members of the Pakistan men’s cricket team announced by the Ministry last night. The seventh case ... More >>
Pakistan Men’s Cricket Team Members Test Positive For COVID-19
Thursday, 26 November 2020, 5:29 pm | Ministry of Health
Six members of the Pakistan men’s cricket team have tested positive for COVID-19 at their managed isolation facility at the Chateau on the Park in Christchurch. The Ministry is confirming these positive test results outside of our usual cycle of ... More >>
Further Guidance On N95 Masks For MIQ Workers
Thursday, 26 November 2020, 1:40 pm | Ministry of Health
The Ministry of Health has provided updated guidance on the use of N95 masks for staff working in managed isolation and quarantine (MIQ) facilities. The updated guidance follows a Ministry review of concerns that border workers at isolation and quarantine ... More >>
1 New Case Of COVID-19 In Managed Isolation
Thursday, 26 November 2020, 1:02 pm | Ministry of Health
There is one new case of COVID-19 to report in managed isolation in New Zealand today. There are no new community cases. Today’s case arrived on 14 November from the United Kingdom via the United Arab Emirates and Malaysia. They tested positive ... More >>
8 New Cases Of COVID-19 In Managed Isolation
Wednesday, 25 November 2020, 1:19 pm | Ministry of Health
There are eight new cases of COVID-19 to report in New Zealand today, all in managed isolation. There are no new community cases. One person arrived on 19 November from Finland via Sweden and Qatar and tested positive at around day 3 of their stay ... More >>
2 New Cases Of COVID-19 In Managed Isolation
Tuesday, 24 November 2020, 1:07 pm | Ministry of Health
There are two new cases of COVID-19 to report in New Zealand today, both detected in recent returnees in managed isolation. There are no new community cases. One person arrived on 17 November from India via the United Arab Emirates and tested positive ... More >>
2 New Cases Of COVID-19 In Managed Isolation
Monday, 23 November 2020, 1:00 pm | Ministry of Health
There are two new cases of COVID-19 to report in New Zealand today, both detected in recent returnees in managed isolation. There are no new community cases. Both cases arrived on 19 November and tested positive around day 3 of their stay in managed ... More >>
9 New Cases Of COVID-19 In Managed Isolation
Sunday, 22 November 2020, 2:04 pm | Ministry of Health
There are 9 new cases of COVID-19 to report in New Zealand today, all in recent returnees in managed isolation. There are no new cases in the community. Of these recent returnees: One person arrived from France on 17 November and tested positive ... More >>
6 New Cases Of COVID-19
Saturday, 21 November 2020, 1:08 pm | Ministry of Health
There are six new cases of COVID-19 to report in New Zealand today, five in recent returnees in managed isolation and one in a border worker already in quarantine for the past two weeks. Of these recent returnees: Two people arrived from Qatar on 17 ... More >>
Computer Fault Results In Letters Sent In Error
Friday, 20 November 2020, 2:49 pm | Ministry of Health
The Ministry of Health’s National Bowel Screening Programme is apologising to people who were mistakenly sent a letter inviting them to participate in bowel screening even though they have, or have previously had, bowel cancer. Director-General of ... More >>
3 New Cases Of COVID-19 In Managed Isolation
Friday, 20 November 2020, 12:55 pm | Ministry of Health
There are three new cases of COVID-19 to report in New Zealand today, all detected in recent returnees in managed isolation. There are no new community cases. Of these recent returnees: One person arrived from Romania (via Qatar and Brisbane) on 3 November. ... More >>
Ministry To Seek New Dunedin Hospital Consent Through COVID-19 Legislation
Thursday, 19 November 2020, 2:23 pm | Ministry of Health
The Ministry of Health has submitted an application to use the COVID-19 Recovery (Fast Track Consenting) Act 2020 to secure early consent for the construction of the new Dunedin Hospital. Programme Director Mike Barns says while the team is confident ... More >>
2 New Cases Of COVID-19 In Managed Isolation
Thursday, 19 November 2020, 12:56 pm | Ministry of Health
There are two new cases of COVID-19 to report in New Zealand today, both detected in recent returnees in managed isolation. There are no new community cases. Of these recent returnees: One person arrived from Moscow (via London, Qatar and Brisbane) ... More >>
Practising Garden Safety The Key To Avoiding Legionnaires’ Disease
Wednesday, 18 November 2020, 2:52 pm | Ministry of Health
Springtime is an ideal time to get out in the garden…it’s also a time to protect yourself from legionella disease. Legionella lives in moist, organic matter such as soil and can cause a range of symptoms, including severe pneumonia (Legionnaires’ ... More >>
3 New Cases Of COVID-19 In Managed Isolation
Wednesday, 18 November 2020, 1:08 pm | Ministry of Health
There are three new cases of COVID-19 to report in New Zealand today, all detected in recent returnees in managed isolation. There are no new community cases. Of the recent returnees who have tested positive for COVID-19: - One person arrived from ... More >>
4 New Cases Of COVID-19 In Managed Isolation
Tuesday, 17 November 2020, 12:53 pm | Ministry of Health
There are four new cases of COVID-19 to report in New Zealand today – all detected in recent returnees in managed isolation. There are no new community cases. Details of today’s cases are as follows: · One arrived from Qatar via Australia on 5 November ... More >>
Antibiotic Resistance Makes Infections Harder To Treat
Tuesday, 17 November 2020, 10:26 am | Ministry of Health
The Ministry of Health is supporting World Antimicrobial Awareness Week starting tomorrow (18 – 24 November 2020) by helping health professionals educate New Zealanders about the use of antimicrobial medicines. The World Health Organization says antimicrobial ... More >>
1 New Case Of COVID-19 In Managed Isolation
Monday, 16 November 2020, 12:59 pm | Ministry of Health
There is one new case of COVID-19 to report in New Zealand today - detected in a recent returnee in managed isolation. There are no new community cases. Today’s case arrived from Singapore on 11 November and tested positive around day 3 of their ... More >>
