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March 15, 2020 17: 39:57
New Zealand’s health chief states he is “ dissatisfied” by a man with COVID-19 who travelled into the country from Australia while he was still awaiting coronavirus test outcomes.
Bottom line:
- New Zealand now has eight confirmed cases of COVID-19
- 2 of those are foreign travellers
- The current cases follow Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s announcement that anyone getting here into New Zealand after midnight Sunday must self-isolate for 14 days
New Zealand’s Ministry of Health stated, as of Sunday afternoon, there were 8 verified cases of COVID-19 in the country– up from six on Saturday– after two foreign travellers checked positive.
One of the brand-new cases, a man in his 60 s, got here into Wellington from Brisbane on Air New Zealand flight NZ828