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More now on the outbreak in New Zealand.
The New Zealand Herald reports:
A spokesperson for Covid 19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins confirmed that the case was being treated as probable.
Hipkins said there was not yet any evidence of actual community ‘transmission’ in Northland. ‘It’s still most likely this is a border case.’
A possible community outbreak of Covid-19 is being reported in New Zealand, in the northernmost province of Northland.
The outbreak – if confirmed – is said to be related to a person recently released from a managed isolation facility, the New Zealand Herald reports.
The director-general of health Dr Ashley Bloomfield, and the minister of covid-19 response, Chris Hipkins, will hold a media stand-up at 4pm to share the latest information.
The last case of community outbreak was recorded in Auckland on November 18 and contained within a matter of days after central Auckland was shut down.
Overall less than 2000 people contracted coronavirus in 2020, and 26 people died. New Zealand is pursuing an elimination strategy towards the disease.
