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Southern DHB is testing 36 staff and undertaking extensive cleaning of Lakes District Hospital, following notification that a nurse has been diagnosed with COVID-19. The Public Health team is investigating to find out how the nurse contracted the virus. We are aware of a number of cases in the Queen

SDHB is now providing the location of each case down to Territorial Authority (TA level). More specific locations will not be disclosed while case numbers are low in a TA area. This is to protect patient confidentiality. The numbers by Territorial Authority are as follows: Southern DHB have been rel

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is giving the latest updates on the government’s fight against the impact of Covid-19 at her weekly post-Cabinet media conference. Watch live: https://youtu.be/5TYUJ7mqdfM

Sunday was a busy day for Police and Armed Offenders Squad with two callouts to addresses in South City. What’s On Invers first repotted Sunday afternoons incident on Bain Street, Kingswell. Police were also called to an address in the Walker and Ferguson Streets area on Sunday evening as there were

The All of Government COVID-19 National Response will provide an update at 1.00 pm today. Speakers: Mike Bush, Commissioner of Police – update on Covid-19 national response Dr Ashley Bloomfield, Director-General of Health – health update. Check back to this page at 1:00pm for a livestream of the med

An Otago University scientist specialising in smell and taste has joined an international team scrambling to gather data about early warning signs of Covid-19 infection. Clinicians from many countries have now noted a sudden loss of smell and taste was the first symptom of the virus for many otherwi

Being stuck at home with children isn’t always easy, but RNZ is here to help. Here’s our comprehensive guide to online resources for children to learn, have fun and explore at home See all What’s on Invers coverage of Covid-19 Stories/books Storytime is RNZ’s collection of free children’s audio book

There are now 70 cases of Covid-19 in the Southern DHB area, which includes Oamaru, Queenstown Otago and Southland. Eleven new Southern DHB COVID-19 cases were announced today. The total number of Southern cases is now 70. This includes 69 confirmed cases and one probable case, as of late yesterday.