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A boy tested positive for Covid-19 in Japan after flying from Hawke’s Bay
A child tested positive for Covid-19 in Japan after leaving Hawke’s Bay, in an alleged historic or possible false positive of the virus.
The boy tested negative for Covid-19 before leaving New Zealand.
While the situation is considered low risk and is under investigation in Japan, Hawke’s Bay health physician Dr. Nick Jones alerted a Napier child care center to the situation.
The Hawke’s Bay District Board of Health has informed parents of children attending the center that all family members, including the child, tested negative before leaving New Zealand.
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Jones expected to have more test results in 48 hours.
Several close family members who remain in New Zealand have been isolated and tested and all tested negative.
The boy was on a Napier flight to Auckland, Air New Zealand flight NZ5018, on Thursday, October 22. Anyone on that flight should be alert to symptoms and get tested if they develop.
