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There are three new Covid-19 cases to report, all in isolation managed, on Wednesday.
Of the three new cases, two are active cases and one historical, the Health Ministry said.
Of the two active cases, one arrived on December 7, but its country of origin was not yet available, the ministry said.
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New Zealand is currently at alert level 1. (File photo)
The second active case is that of a person who arrived on December 3 from the United Kingdom via the United Arab Emirates.
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The historical case is a person who arrived on December 2 from the United Kingdom via Singapore. They tested positive for the virus during routine tests on the third day.
“Subsequent investigations indicated that this is a landmark case, now recovered,” the ministry said.
Another suspicious historical case has been detected in a crew member of the CTG Cobalt, docked in the port of Tauranga after arriving from Japan, and is now en route to Timaru.
No crew member had made landfall, so there was a very low risk of transmission to the New Zealand community, the ministry said.
The crew member had a weak positive test, with a high CT value, indicating an old infection.
They had no symptoms and were no longer infectious. All other members of the crew tested negative.
Until the current investigation by public health personnel is complete, no member of the crew will be allowed to leave the ship.
The case is not yet reported in official figures while it is still being investigated.
On Monday, the ministry announced that it was reducing the frequency of its regular Covid-19 updates to four times a week.
Covid-19 updates, which are currently released daily at 1 p.m., will be scheduled for Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday.
On those days, the ministry will report the cases that tested positive in administered isolation in the days prior to the last update.
Any “significant development”, such as a case arising in the community, will be reported earlier if necessary.
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New updates for the NZ Covid Tracer app will be released on Thursday.
The new Bluetooth capabilities will be rolled out to the NZ Covid Tracer app on Thursday and will digitally record a user’s “anonymous handshake” with people they come in contact with.
“In the event that someone tests positive [and you digitally] He shook hands with them, they will be notified ”, explained the deputy director of general and digital data of the Ministry of Health, Shayne Hunter.
The technology began development in Ireland in May and has been available since July. But New Zealand has chosen to implement it before the holidays.
“We’re going to have a lot of people moving,” Hunter said. “[It’s a] it’s a good time to post it to the app. “
Two previously reported Covid-19 cases have already been recovered, the total number of active cases is 55. The total number of confirmed cases is 1,732.
