For the first time in history, the government closes the country's borders to all but New Zealand citizens and permanent residents. For the first time since the outbreak began, no new cases are reported in Wuhan, China. All indoor gatherings of more than 100 people are to be cancelled. Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield says all cases are linked to overseas travel, meaning the coronavirus has not yet been transmitted in the community. Two of the new cases are in Southland, two are in Taranaki, one is in Rotorua, one is in Northland and two are in Auckland. The following day, 19 March, eight further cases are announced, bringing the total number in New Zealand to 28. Globally, there are 191,127 cases of the virus and 7807 people have died. All cases are in people who have returned to New Zealand from overseas. On 18 March, eight new cases of the virus are announced - four in Auckland, one in Christchurch, two in Waikato and one in Invercargill. France and Spain go into lockdown.įinance Minister Grant Robertson says the government is expecting a serious blow to the economy from the effects of the virus and the travel ban.Ī Dunedin high school pupil tests positive for Covid-19 There are an additional two probable cases. This brings the number of confirmed cases in New Zealand to eight. On 15 March two more people test positive for the virus in New Zealand - a man in his 60s visiting Wellington from Australia and a woman in her 30s from Denmark, who is in Queenstown. Memorial services for the Christchurch terror attacks of 15 March, 2019 are cancelled. Strict border measures for people travelling from New Zealand to the Pacific are put in place, including health assessment requirements. Cruise ships are banned from the country. The New Zealand Government announces anyone entering the country must self-isolate for 14 days, except those arriving from the Pacific. New Zealand’s sixth case of covid-19 is confirmed on 14 March, in an Auckland man in his 60s who had travelled to the US. More cases are now being reported every day than were reported in China at the height of its epidemic. The following day, the WHO declares the outbreak to be a “public health emergency of international concern”.Įurope is now the epicentre of the pandemic, with more reported cases and deaths there than in the rest of the world combined, apart from China. On 30 January, the government charters an Air New Zealand flight to evacuate New Zealanders from Wuhan. The global number of cases rises to nearly 2800 and the death toll reaches 80. On January 27, public health staff begin meeting flights from China to look for signs of the virus. The following day, three cases of the virus are confirmed in Australia. On 24 January, New Zealand's Ministry of Health sets up a team to monitor the situation, but says the current risk is low. Public transport in Wuhan is suspended, with closure of airports, railway stations, and highways, and people are asked not to leave the city. By 23 January, the number of cases has risen to 581- with the virus reported in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, and the United States - and 17 people have died. Five days later, China shares the genetic sequence of the virus for countries to use in developing diagnostic kits.īetween 13 January and 20 January, cases of the virus spread through China and into Thailand, Japan and South Korea. On 7 January, a new type of coronavirus is identified and isolated by Chinese authorities.
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