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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 >>

3 New Cases Of COVID-19

Sunday, 15 November 2020, 3:45 pm | Ministry of Health

There are three new cases of COVID-19 to report in New Zealand today. There are two new cases at the border and one linked to the Auckland case D - who is already in quarantine. One person who tested positive today arrived from the UK on 10 November ... More >>

3 New Cases Of COVID-19 In Managed Isolation

Saturday, 14 November 2020, 1:09 pm | Ministry of Health

There are three new cases of COVID-19 to report in New Zealand today in managed isolation and quarantine. One recent arrival from Romania landed in New Zealand on 3 November via Qatar and Australia. They tested positive at around day 12 routine ... More >>

4 Cases Of COVID-19 - None In The Community

Friday, 13 November 2020, 3:14 pm | Ministry of Health

There are four cases of COVID-19 to report in New Zealand today, all in managed isolation. One involves a recent arrival and three are classified as historical. There are no new cases in the community. Firstly, we want to provide an update around ... More >>

Auckland Community Case Update

Thursday, 12 November 2020, 5:21 pm | Ministry of Health

Auckland Regional Public Health Service has this afternoon conducted a detailed interview with the case announced today at 1pm in the community in Auckland. We now know that this person’s role at A-Z Collection is in a customer facing role, as ... More >>

Next Milestone For New Dunedin Hospital – Council Grants Demolition Consent

Thursday, 12 November 2020, 2:00 pm | Ministry of Health

The new Dunedin Hospital project today received consent to demolish the Cadbury factory buildings to make way for the new Inpatients Building. Programme Director, Mike Barns says this is a major step forward for the project as the entire hospital ... More >>

3 New Cases Of COVID-19

Thursday, 12 November 2020, 1:13 pm | Ministry of Health

There are three new cases of COVID-19 to report in New Zealand today. One case was detected in a recent returnee in a managed isolation facility. They arrived on 9 November from Los Angeles. They returned a positive test around day 3 of their stay ... More >>

1 New Case Of COVID-19 In Managed Isolation

Wednesday, 11 November 2020, 12:56 pm | Ministry of Health

There is one new case of COVID-19 to report in managed isolation today. There are no new community cases. Today’s case arrived on 3 November from Romania via Qatar and Australia. They are a family member of a previous case from managed isolation ... More >>

1 New Case Of COVID-19 In Managed Isolation

Tuesday, 10 November 2020, 12:57 pm | Ministry of Health

There is one new case of COVID-19 to report in managed isolation today. There are no new community cases. Today’s new case arrived from India via Singapore on 31 October. They were transferred from managed isolation at the Grand Mercure to the ... More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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