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New Zealand confirms case of Covid-19 coronavirus
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern confirmed this afternoon that a suspected case of Covid-19 coronavirus has tested positive. Ardern said the person was in their 60s, and was a citizen of New Zealand who had recently travelled from Iran via Bali. They had previously tested negative for Covid-19 twice. The person was in an improving condition in isolation in Auckland hospital, having arrived on Wednesday night and gone home in a private car. Minister of Health David Clark said the person "followed all of the steps you would hope would be followed." Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield said the person arrived ... (full story)