Coronavirus: New Zealand confirms first case
The affected person not too long ago returned from Iran and is a senior citizen. “Even though we now have our first case of COVID-19, the possibilities of neighborhood outbreak stay low,” New Zealand’s well being ministry stated.
A person dressed in a face masks in Wuhan, China, the epicentre of the novel coronavirus outbreak. New Zealand reported its first case on Friday. (Picture: Reuters)
HIGHLIGHTS
- Senior citizen checks sure in NZ
- Affected person being handled in Auckland
- Situation bettering: Well being ministry
New Zealand’s well being ministry on Friday showed the rustic’s first case of coronavirus in an individual who not too long ago returned from Iran.
The individual, who’s of their 60s, examined sure in effects that had been officially reported previous within the day, the ministry stated in a remark.
“Even though we now have our first case of Covid-19, the possibilities of neighborhood outbreak stay low,” it stated in a remark.
The affected person is being handled in Auckland Town Sanatorium and is in bettering situation, the remark added.
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