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[ad_1] Two sisters arrived from South Africa earlier this month healthy and Covid-19 free. But one would be a victim of the infection, and now her mother believes her youngest daughter, just 15 years old, contracted the virus while they were in controlled isolation at Auckland’s Pullman Hotel. Candice Botha …

[ad_1] Australia’s Health Minister said the decision was in response to New Zealand’s new community case. Photo / Archive Australia has extended the suspension of its one-way travel bubble with New Zealand for another 72 hours. The bubble check should now end on Sunday, January 31 at 4pm NZT. It …

[ad_1] A New Zealander who spends his time in managed seclusion at the Pullman hotel in Auckland says no one can leave his room today. Tenani French is on day 11 of her stay at MIQ and says she praised MIQ staff for what she considers a mostly secure system. …

[ad_1] John Hawkins / Things Former animal control officer Michael Murdoch has been fined $ 1,500 for violating the national COVID-19 confinement rules. (File photo) An Invercargill animal control officer who licked his fingers and wiped them from his workplace reception window the day he was told he had recovered …

[ad_1] Anyone who has visited a dozen new locations of interest, including supermarkets, restaurants, and retail stores, in Auckland is urged to get tested for Covid as soon as possible. The information comes after the Health Ministry made an announcement late at night confirming that two more people who had …

[ad_1] Two people who tested positive for Covid-19 after leaving MIQ in Auckland are being treated as having “confirmed current infections”. Now, the Government is awaiting the results of the “critical” tests scheduled for Thursday and Friday, to determine the risk that these new cases represent for the country. The …

[ad_1] Two more cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in the community in Auckland after urgent tests by the Ministry of Health. Test results so far indicate that the two people may have contracted Covid-19 towards the end of their stay in controlled isolation, after returning two negative tests each …

[ad_1] RYAN ANDERSON / Stuff Commuters at Britomart train station in central Auckland. Wearing a mask is mandatory on public transport throughout the region. Auckland was always at risk for another Covid-19 outbreak, but its residents know what to do to “defeat” the virus, says Mayor Phil Goff. Two new …

[ad_1] Countdown in Auckland’s Ōrewa was not visited by one of the possible new community cases, the supermarket chain confirmed. Photo / Google Countdown in Auckland’s Ōrewa was not visited by one of the possible new community cases, the supermarket chain confirmed. A Countdown spokeswoman previously told the Herald that …

[ad_1] By RNZ As health officials investigate two new potential Covid-19 cases linked to the Pullman Hotel, community-run Covid-19 checkpoints will be operating in Northland starting Thursday, without police support. Te Tai Tokerau expects an influx of Auckland locals ahead of Auckland’s anniversary weekend and some are nervous, after a …