New Zealand: 3rd case

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   It's been announced this morning that we have a 3 rd case. Details of where to be released this afternoon. 
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/120025480/coronavirus-third-confirmed-case-for-new-zealand

A third case of coronavirus has been confirmed in New Zealand.
 A Ministry of Health spokesman confirmed that one further positive test had came through on Wednesday night.
 He told Stuff there was already a lot of work underway around the case and processes were moving.
 The latest positive Covid-19 result was not related to the partner of the Auckland woman who tested positive on Tuesday.
 More details about the new case would be provided on Thursday afternoon, the spokesman said.
 It's not yet known which part of the country the newly infected person was in.
 Starting from Thursday, the ministry will give a daily update on testing each afternoon. This is where it will confirm any new cases from now on, the spokesman said.
 Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield told RNZ's Morning Report that they were getting all the information together and would update everybody at the same time at a media update on Thursday afternoon. 
The swab for the partner of the second case is being processed today, so the positive result we received last night is a different case," he told Morning Report.
 The woman in her 30s - the country's second confirmed case - was in self-isolation with her partner and two high-school aged children who were not symptomatic.
 The country's first case of the Covid-19 virus - a woman in her 60s - was confirmed by the Government last week. That person was a citizen of New Zealand who had been to Iran and travelled back to New Zealand via Bali last week.
 She is in a stable condition, recovering in isolation at Auckland City Hospital.
 WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
 Public health officials are contacting a number of people who may have come into close contact with the infected patients while travelling on flights.
 This includes a flight the first infected woman was on that originated in Tehran and came via Bali. 
 Any traveller who was on the final leg of the flight, Emirates EK450 arriving Auckland on Wednesday February 26, and was concerned should contact the Healthline number 0800 358 5453.
 The second woman who is infected flew on an Air New Zealand flight from Singapore to Auckland on February 25.
 The people who were in the same row as the woman on flight NZ0283, as well as the two rows ahead and two rows behind her, would be contacted by public health staff.
 Further to this, the woman also took two domestic flights. She travelled to Palmerston North on flight NZ5013 on March 2 and returned to Auckland on flight NZ8114 that same day.
 Close contact tracing was also taking place for the people on this flight, and also for two medical centres the woman sought treatment at.
 People showing symptoms who have recently been to mainland China, Iran or were on any of the flights - related to the first two confirmed cases - or have been in close contact with someone confirmed to have Covid-19 should phone Healthline on 0800 358 5453 or a doctor.
 GLOBAL SITUATION
 As of Wednesday, there were more than 90,800 confirmed cases globally, and 3110 deaths. Almost 90 per cent of the cases have been in China, mostly from one province.
 Outside China, a total of 10,566 cases of Covid-19 have been reported to WHO from 72 countries, with 166 deaths.

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	It's been announced this morning that we have a 3 rd case. Details of where to be released this afternoon. https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/120025480/coronavirus-third-confirmed-case-for-new-zealand A third case of coronavirus has been confirmed in New Zealand. A Ministry of Health spokesman confirmed that one further positive test had came through on Wednesday night. He told Stuff there was already a lot of work underway around the case and processes were moving. The latest positive Covid-19 result was not related to the partner of the Auckland woman who tested positive on Tuesday. More details about the new case would be provided on Thursday afternoon, the spokesman said. It's not yet known which part of the country the newly infected person was in. Starting from Thursday, the ministry will give a daily update on testing each afternoon. This is where it will confirm any new cases from now on, the spokesman said. Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield told RNZ's Morning Report that they were getting all the information together and would update everybody at the same time at a media update on Thursday afternoon. The swab for the partner of the second case is being processed today, so the positive result we received last night is a different case," he told Morning Report. The woman in her 30s - the country's second confirmed case - was in self-isolation with her partner and two high-school aged children who were not symptomatic. The country's first case of the Covid-19 virus - a woman in her 60s - was confirmed by the Government last week. That person was a citizen of New Zealand who had been to Iran and travelled back to New Zealand via Bali last week. She is in a stable condition, recovering in isolation at Auckland City Hospital. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW Public health officials are contacting a number of people who may have come into close contact with the infected patients while travelling on flights. This includes a flight the first infected woman was on that originated in Tehran and came via Bali. Any traveller who was on the final leg of the flight, Emirates EK450 arriving Auckland on Wednesday February 26, and was concerned should contact the Healthline number 0800 358 5453. The second woman who is infected flew on an Air New Zealand flight from Singapore to Auckland on February 25. The people who were in the same row as the woman on flight NZ0283, as well as the two rows ahead and two rows behind her, would be contacted by public health staff. Further to this, the woman also took two domestic flights. She travelled to Palmerston North on flight NZ5013 on March 2 and returned to Auckland on flight NZ8114 that same day. Close contact tracing was also taking place for the people on this flight, and also for two medical centres the woman sought treatment at. People showing symptoms who have recently been to mainland China, Iran or were on any of the flights - related to the first two confirmed cases - or have been in close contact with someone confirmed to have Covid-19 should phone Healthline on 0800 358 5453 or a doctor. GLOBAL SITUATION As of Wednesday, there were more than 90,800 confirmed cases globally, and 3110 deaths. Almost 90 per cent of the cases have been in China, mostly from one province. Outside China, a total of 10,566 cases of Covid-19 have been reported to WHO from 72 countries, with 166 deaths.
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