Coronavirus in New Zealand

I was VERY unhappy with the result of the last general election in New Zealand. Even though our "conservative" party won a plurality.... we ended up with the "loony left" party being propped up in a Left coalition government. In particular our PM is Jacinda Ardern... (reminds me of AOC)
But credit where credit is due... she just announced the strongest travel restrictions in the world (same as Israel)


Until today NZ had only 5 cases, and that was unchanged for 5 days. We are awaiting some test results, and today a 6th case was announced... but so far so good.

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Coronavirus in NZ: Australian traveller self-isolating in Wellington hotel after positive test
15 Mar, 2020 12:00pm


Andre Reynaud, 56, travelled from Townsville to New Zealand before he was informed of his positive
coronvirus test results.

An Australian man visiting New Zealand says he has tested positive for coronavirus and is now self-isolating in a Wellington hotel room.

Townsville man Andre Reynaud confirmed to the Herald that he had tested positive for Covid-19 - he would be the seventh case of the virus in this country and the first to be based outside Auckland.

The Herald contacted the Ministry of Health to confirm Reynaud's positive test result after Australian media reported his diagnosis. Health officials declined to comment, noting that Director General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield is due to speak to media at 2.30pm today.

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ministry of health new zealand - Youtube

https://www.youtube.com/user/minhealthnz/videos


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New Zealand Covid-19....

Live coronavirus updates: All the latest developments from NZ and around the world
RNZ

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/411 ... -the-world

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NZ has it's 8th case.

Woman in her 30s from Denmark. Also been to Doha
Took domestic flights in NZ


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Coronavirus: Eight positive Covid-19 cases confirmed in NZ

New Zealand now has eight confirmed cases of Covid-19, with two more people testing positive, says Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield.

Bloomfield said both cases have overseas links, with the first man, who is in his 60s, visiting from Australia.

He arrived in Wellington from Brisbane at 12.05am on 14 March on Flight Air NZ 828.

Health authorities were informed later that morning of the positive test and the man is now symptom free and remains in isolation with his partner.

He does not need hospital treatment and authorities here are checking with their Australian counterparts as to what information was provided prior to travel.

The eighth case is a woman in her 30s from Denmark who arrived via Doha on flight QR920 Tuesday 10 March and then flew from Auckland to Christchurch on Jetstar flight JQ225. She then travelled to Queenstown in a private rental vehicle.

The woman was unwell when she arrived in Queenstown and then hospitalised.

She is being cared for in isolation and is recovering well and being monitored by health services.

...more at link
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/411 ... rmed-in-nz

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Coronavirus: Cruise ship passenger in Akaroa tests negative, company says
Oliver Lewis, Steven Walton and Michael Hayward21:41, Mar 15 2020

The Golden Princess arrived in Akaroa, Canterbury, on Sunday morning. Three passengers were quarantined on board by the ship's doctor and one was tested for coronavirus, after showing respiratory symptoms.

Passengers on board the Golden Princess were not allowed off the ship.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health ... ing-tested
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News on the cruise ship that was docked in Akaroa that had three confirmed cases of Covid-19:
Mar 16, 2020 8:21 AM
RNZ Live

A cruise ship which was docked in Akaroa, while three people on board were tested for Covid-19, has now left Canterbury.

The cruise ship tracking website Marine Traffic shows the ship heading south past Dunedin, with Melbourne listed as its next destination.

It's due to arrive in Melbourne on Friday.

The Ministry of Health and Princess Cruises are yet to advise the results of the tests.

Princess Cruises says in response to the spread of Covid-19 its now pausing global operations of its 18 ships for two months, and cancelling all cruises booked until May 10th.

Cruise ships have now been banned from entering the country until the end of June, and Australia has banned all cruise ships originating from a foreign port.


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Golden Princess Plague Ship - LIVE TRACKING
https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/ho ... .2/zoom:10




ROUTE FORECAST

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The Coronavirus data site was "Hacked"

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/



I did notice that cases rose from 169,000 to 737,000

Looked like Vatican city numbers (1 case) were altered. to 568,000 cases and 892,000 deaths (more deaths than total cases)

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A cruise around New Zealand has abruptly ended with passengers removed from the ship and left in Wellington.

Coronavirus: Cruise ends abruptly, passengers let loose in Wellington

Tom Hunt13:39, Mar 16 2020

Passengers aboard the Le Laperouse, a small cruise ship which docked in Wellington on Monday morning, confirmed the remainder of the trip around New Zealand had been cancelled.

All passengers had been told to get off the ship.

However, New Zealand Cruise Association chief executive Kevin O'Sullivan said the 150 passengers were not kicked off the ship.

One passenger told Stuff no restrictions had been put on their movements in Wellington. There was no known sickness on board.

Some passengers who had disembarked were seen getting onto a sight seeing bus.

As of this 1am morning, all cruise ships not already in New Zealand waters have been denied entry into the country.

However, Le Laperouse's online itinerary shows the cruise started in Auckland on Thursday and was scheduled to finish in Dunedin on Saturday.

...more at link
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health ... wellington

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NORWAY...

Status for corona infection Monday 16th March 2020
Published 16.03.2020

A total of 1169 people are reported to be infected with coronavirus.

The daily status report includes all new cases notified to the Norwegian Institute of Public Health up until midnight last night. The figures may be updated.

A total of 11 patients with confirmed coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) have been admitted to intensive care (source: Norwegian Intensive Care Register, as of 15.03.2020).
A total of 3 deaths have been notified to the Norwegian Institute of Public Health, updated figure 16.03.2020 at 9 a.m.
A total of 18 062 are reported to be tested for coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), updated figure 16.03.2020 at 8.30 a.m. Activity has increased in recent days.

The average age of cases is 46 years, 37.9 % are women and 62.1 % are men.

359 people have been infected in Norway, 752 were infected abroad, and for 58, the place of infection is under clarification.
Overview by county - number infected by coronavirus

Agder 67
Innlandet 81
Møre og Romsdal 20
Nordland 11
Oslo 292
Rogaland 131
Troms og Finnmark 21
Trøndelag 52
Vestfold og Telemark 53
Vestland 127
Viken 314

https://www.fhi.no/en/news/2020/status- ... mars-2020/

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NEW ZEALAND...

Live coronavirus updates:

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/411 ... -the-world

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Treatments?......


Chloroquine

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chloroquine

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Hydroxychloroquine

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydroxychloroquine

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COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) update – 17 March, 2020
minhealthnz




3 more NZ cases....
Mar 17, 2020 3:35 PM
RNZ Live

Director General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield says New Zealand has three new confirmed cases of Covid-19.
All three are associated with returning from international travel.

Two of the cases traveled to Wellington and one to Dunedin.
The man in Dunedin, in his 40s, began to show symptoms five days after returning from Germany.

Two of his family members, who have Covid-19 symptoms, are in self isolation.

The son of Dunedin case goes to Logan Park school in Dunedin.

He has symptoms and if he tests positive, the Ministry of Health is recommending the school closes.

Around the country, there are about 500 Covid-19 tests being conducted today.

The two cases in Wellington are a man in his 30s and his father, in his 70s. (returned from USA)

Dr Bloomfield said a traveller (woman) who arrived in Christchurch yesterday was unwilling to self-isolate, so plans were being made to deport that person.

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Coronavirus: Tourists to be deported from NZ for having no plans to self-isolate
Sam Sherwood17:47, Mar 17 2020

Two tourists face deportation a day after arriving in New Zealand with no clear plans to self-isolate as the country tries to halt the spread of coronavirus.

They are the first to be face deportation as officials kick off spot checks of those who arrived in the country after 1am on Monday to ensure they self-isolate for 14 days.

Immigration New Zealand (INZ) said the pair arrived from South East Asia on Monday morning. The pair are required to remain in New Zealand for 14 days of self-isolation.

"This kind of behaviour is completely irresponsible and will not be tolerated which is why these individuals have been made liable for deportation," INZ compliance and verification general manager Stephen Vaughan said.

"They are currently being quarantined. If they fail to depart after quarantine, they will be arrested and detained under the Immigration Act."

Officers arrived at the Rucksacker backpacker hostel in Christchurch about 11.30am on Tuesday. A witness reported seeing a police prisoner van transport a woman wearing a mask, and several police officers were seen speaking to other backpackers.



The hostel's manager, who declined to be named, said a woman wearing a face mask arrived late on Monday night to check-in. The woman, who was originally booked into a dorm for one night, asked for a private room.

"I put her into a private room and then in the morning when I got up to open reception there was a lady from the Ministry of Health here coming to check on her and ask what her plans were for her isolation," the manager said.

"They were just questioning her for a little bit in my office. And then a couple of hours later we had about five police officers an another person from the ministry and they eventually took her away."

She said the woman was "a bit upset", but did not cause a scene.

...more at link
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health ... elfisolate

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I THINK there was the single woman... then another two?

Coronavirus: Two travellers in custody for non-compliance with self-isolation rules
12 minutes ago
Rachel Sadler



Two travellers are in custody after they didn't comply with the new COVID-19 self-isolation requirements.

Immigration New Zealand (INZ) confirmed they arrived in the country on Monday morning from southeast Asia.

Their failure to comply with the requirements to self-isolate means they're now liable for deportation under the Immigration Act, INZ says. However, they will have to remain in quarantine in New Zealand for 14 days to complete their self-isolation period.

INZ Compliance and Verification general manager Stephen Vaughan says they have put New Zealanders at risk by not self-isolating.

"This kind of behaviour is completely irresponsible and will not be tolerated which is why these individuals have been made liable for deportation," he says.

"If they fail to depart after quarantine, they will be arrested and detained under the Immigration Act.

"Being deported has serious consequences. It means individuals will be banned from returning to New Zealand for a period of time and they may also find it difficult to travel to other countries."

He says there's a "good reason" why there are self-isolation requirements in place since it helps save lives and reduced the spread of COVID-19.

"New Zealand is going hard, and going early, to do everything it can to protect New Zealand from COVID-19 and INZ is committed to doing all it can to help protect New Zealand during this uncertain time."

...more at link
https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zeal ... rules.html

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Covid-19: Dunedin school confirms it will close for two days after student tests positive
8:12 pm on 17 March 2020

A Dunedin school says it will close for the next two days, after a pupil was confirmed to be the country's 12th case of Covid-19.


New Zealand Covid-19
17 Mar 2020
Covid-19: Dunedin school confirms it will close for two days after student tests positive
8:12 pm on 17 March 2020

A Dunedin school says it will close for the next two days, after a pupil was confirmed to be the country's 12th case of Covid-19.
Logan Park High School

Earlier today, Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield confirmed there were three new cases in this country, including one in Dunedin.

The man in Dunedin is in his 40s and began to show symptoms five days after returning from Germany. The teenager is one of two family members of the man who were tested. The result for the other family member is not back yet.

Dr Bloomfield said the Dunedin man's son goes to Logan Park High School in the city and had symptoms.

He said if the son tested positive, the Ministry of Health would recommend the school closed for 48 hours and was carefully cleaned.

...more at link
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/411 ... s-positive

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Coronavirus: Live Covid-19 updates in New Zealand
New Zealand Covid-19
20 minutes ago

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/covid-19/412 ... -the-world


There are eight new cases of coronavirus in New Zealand.

All of the new cases are related to overseas travel. Information about the cases will be on the Ministry of Health website when they are available.

There are four new cases in Auckland, two in Waikato, one in Christchurch and one in Invercargill.

Logan Park school was initially closed for 48 hours. There are around 150 close contacts with the student with coronavirus. In addition to self isolation, these close contacts will be tested over the next 24 hours.

Test results for these close contacts will not be available until Friday, the school will stay closed until further notice.

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Florida Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R) announced Wednesday he tested positive for COVID-19 after developing symptoms Saturday.

He is the first member of Congress to test positive for the novel coronavirus.

Diaz-Balart has been in self-quarantine in his Washington, D.C., apartment since Friday.

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Update.....


2 Members Of Congress Test Positive For COVID-19, Others Quarantine After Contact
March 18, 20207:30 PM ET

Reps. Mario Diaz-Balart and Ben McAdams each said Wednesday evening that they have tested positive for COVID-19. They are the first two members of Congress to announce positive tests for the novel coronavirus.

They both said they experienced symptoms and have been self-quarantining.

...more at link
https://www.npr.org/2020/03/18/81807225 ... ct-coronav

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8 more NZ cases... total 28
Mar 19, 2020 1:02 PM
RNZ Live

The total number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 has increased to 28 in the country, Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield said.


COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) update – 19 March, 2020
Started streaming 7 minutes ago
minhealthnz



One of the new cases is in hospital and the rest are at home in self-isolation.

The person who is in hospital in the newest cases announced is in Otago-Southland, Dr Bloomfield said he was not aware of his condition.

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