Covid 19 coronavirus: people who have the key outside the confinement will not be examined until tomorrow

Whether or not Auckland is dealing with a larger Covid-19 cluster will not be known until the next day or two, when a group of gym-goers are tested for the virus for the first time tomorrow.

People who were at City Fitness Papatoetoe at the same time as a young man, who later tested positive for Covid, are considered more casual contacts.

The last time the 21-year-old was in the gym, inside Hunters Plaza, was on Friday (February 26) between 3.25 pm and 4.30 pm

As casual contacts plus, they should be tested on or after the fifth day of the date they were last exposed to the case, says the Health Ministry.

The official definition of a casual contact plus is someone who has been exposed to a case where there may be an increased risk of transmission, but does not meet the criteria for close contact.

Officials have updated the information of who was in the gym at the same time as the infected man through their page of locations of interest, on the website of the Ministry of Health.

“Please stay home, get tested on March 3. If you were in the gym during this time and have not been contacted, call Healthline for advice on 0800 358 5453.”

People are reminded to stay home until a negative result is received.

But if symptoms develop after a first negative result, get another test immediately and stay home until you receive a negative result, the advice says.

The young man involved was also in the same gym on Saturday, February 20.

Anyone who was there between 11:15 a.m. M. And 1.45 p. M. That day is also considered a casual contact plus.

Like those who were in the gym on Friday, they are advised to stay home and get tested for Covid as soon as possible.

Anyone who has been in the gym at the same time but has not been contacted by health authorities should call Healthline for advice.

People who were also in the vicinity of the gym, inside Hunters Plaza, between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., on February 20, and between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m., on February 26, is a casual contact You still need to monitor your health in case flu-like symptoms develop.

Casual contacts are encouraged to monitor their health for 14 days and call Healthline if they start to feel unwell or develop any Covid symptoms during that period.

Symptoms of COVID-19

Symptoms of the virus are similar to those of the common cold or flu, so people are told not to go to work or school if they get sick.

Symptoms of covid include a new or worsening cough, fever of at least 38 ° C, shortness of breath, sore throat, sneezing, and a runny nose or temporary loss of smell.

Affected people in the February group also reported feeling fatigued and having muscle aches.