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The Ōtorohanga College hostel has temporarily closed after a Covid-19 positive case contact attended a community meeting in Kāwhia.
A person on the same flight as the Covid-19 positive case traveling from Auckland to Wellington on November 5 attended the Taharoa C annual meeting in Kāwhia on Saturday.
The person was considered a casual contact as he was not sitting near the positive Covid-19 case on the flight, said Health Director-General Dr. Ashley Bloomfield.
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Many of the students at the Ōtorohanga College hostel hail from Kāwhia, pictured, and from Taharoa on the west coast of Waikato.
The individual was now feeling unwell and was being examined, and the results were expected tonight, Bloomfield said.
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Bloomfield said those who attended the Taharoa C meeting should monitor their health and get tested if they develop symptoms.
“The person who attended the meetings is not a [positive] case themselves “.
A spokesperson for the Waikato District Board of Health said Collegetorohanga College students also attended the meeting, but the risk was low.
“Based on current information, students would be considered casual contacts of someone who was also a casual contact, so the DHB public health team has informed the school that it can continue to function normally at this time.”
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Director Traci Liddall said Things that the school’s shelter would be temporarily closed on Monday as a precaution.
“Because it is a small community, there is a good chance of a second or third hand contact.
“We are asking everyone who has had contact with someone at the meeting to get tested for Covid and urgently isolate themselves until they get a negative test,” Liddall said.
The Ōtorohanga College hostel has about 40 students, most of whom come from Kāwhia and Taharoa.
The shelter would be closed until the school could ensure it is safe to reopen, Liddall said.
A statement from Taharoa C Incorporation said that all meeting attendees signed a register prior to the meeting.
“The onboarding advises all attendees of the annual meeting to be cautious and track their movements pending the Covid test result.”
