{"id":109898,"date":"2021-01-24T00:20:14","date_gmt":"2021-01-24T00:20:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=109898"},"modified":"2021-01-24T00:20:14","modified_gmt":"2021-01-24T00:20:14","slug":"covid-19-coronavirus-officials-responding-to-probable-community-case-in-northland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/world-news\/covid-19-coronavirus-officials-responding-to-probable-community-case-in-northland\/","title":{"rendered":"Covid 19 coronavirus: Officials responding to probable community case in Northland"},"content":{"rendered":"
Health officials are responding to what is believed to be a new case of coronavirus in the community in Northland.<\/p>\n
The case is related to someone who was recently released from managed isolation and quarantine.<\/p>\n
A spokesman for Covid 19 Response Minister, Chris Hipkins, confirmed that the case was being treated as probable.<\/p>\n
Hipkins and Director General of Health Ashley Bloomfield will hold a press conference at the Beehive at 4pm today.<\/p>\n
The Government has introduced pre-flight testing from most countries to reduce the number of people arriving at the border with Covid-19. Covid tests are given to people on the day of arrival, as well as day three and day 12.<\/p>\n
In the past fortnight, 17 more people were in quarantine facilities infected with two highly contagious Covid-19 strains.<\/p>\n
Whole genome sequencing had identified 11 samples of B.1.1.7 (known as the UK variant) and six samples of B.1.3.5.1 (known as the South Africa variant).<\/p>\n
The ministry warned the strains would continue to show up in managed isolation facilities across New Zealand.<\/p>\n
The last case of community transmission in New Zealand was on November 18.<\/p>\n
There are currently 73 active cases in quarantine.<\/p>\n