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Today the Ministry can report 19 new cases of COVID-19, made up of 15 new confirmed cases and four new probable cases. There are now 546 reported cases of COVID-19 infection which we can confirm have recovered – an increase of 75 on yesterday. We continue to report more people recovered than new cas

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield are giving the update. Yesterday, Bloomfield announced New Zealand had another 18 cases of Covid-19, the lowest daily number in three weeks. The total number of confirmed and probable cases in the country is 1330, whil

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said it “could have gone either way” as he thanked healthcare workers for saving his life after being discharged from hospital. Boris Johnson participates in a national ‘clap for carers’ in the doorway of 10 Downing Street on April 2, 2020. Johnson, 55, was taken

Yesterday, there were 29 new confirmed and probable cases, bringing the total cases in the country to 1312, while two more deaths were announced. Both of the deaths were linked to an identified cluster. The deaths include a man in his 80s who died at Wellington Hospital and a man in his 70s who died

Analysis – Unless there’s an unexpected spike in Covid-19 cases, level 4 will most likely end on 22 April. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is preparing the country for a marathon recovery and life under “the new normal” is starting to take shape. The number of new Covid-19 cases reported over the last

Dr Caroline McElnay reported on two additional deaths linked to COVID-19, with the Ministry offering its sympathy to the families involved. New Zealand now has four deaths linked to COVID-19. Both today’s cases can be linked to existing clusters and involve older individuals with underlying health c

After three days in a row of no new cases in the Clutha/Southland region today, the Ministry of Health and Southern DHB announced two new cases on in Southland and Invercargill bringing the total confirmed Covid-19 cases to 58. Southland up one (10), Invercargill up one (41) no changes for Gore (2)

Airways may close seven of its regional air traffic control towers because of a collapse in traveller numbers. The services under review are provided at Hawke’s Bay, Gisborne, New Plymouth, Rotorua and Invercargill Airport as well as the airfield flight information services provided at Kapiti Coast