New Zealand reports first COVID-19 case in community since February

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WELLINGTON: New Zealand on Tuesday (Aug 17) reported its first case of COVID-19 in the community in six months after a person tested positive in its largest city of Auckland. The link between the case and the border or managed isolation is yet to be established, the Health Ministry said in a statement, add

WELLINGTON: New Zealand on Tuesday reported its first case of COVID-19 in the community in six months after a person tested positive in its largest city of Auckland.

The link between the case and the border or managed isolation is yet to be established, the Health Ministry said in a statement, adding the case is now being investigated.The Auckland Regional Public Health unit is undertaking interviews with the case for contact tracing purposes, the statement said.

Anyone in Auckland catching public transport on Tuesday or who cannot socially distance in public spaces should wear a mask as a precaution, the ministry said. "Ministers will meet this afternoon once additional information is gathered to confirm a response," it added. New Zealand has followed a go hard and early response that has helped it virtually eliminate COVID-19 domestically, allowing people to live without restrictions although its international border remains largely closed.

 

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