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Yesterday, the number of New Zealand’s Covid-19 cases jumped by 85, with a man in his 70s who has underlying health conditions in Nelson Hospital’s intensive care unit on a ventilator.
As of yesterday 37 people had recovered – those who recover are signed off by a health official after being symptom free for a 14-day period.
More than 2500 retired health workers have signed up to help with the Covid-19 response.
Director of Civil Defence Emergency Management Sarah Stuart-Black yesterday said while most people were complying with the lockdown, there were several incidents of people gathering and police responded to those.
The All of Government COVID-19 National Response will provide an update at 1.00 pm today.
Speakers:
- John Ombler, All of Government Controller – update on Covid-19 national response
- Sarah Stuart-Black, Director of Civil Defence Emergency Management – health update
Check back to this page at 1:00pm for a livestream of the media briefing.
https://youtu.be/gdtBAp5g1TU