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As coronavirus cases spike in Korea, the NZ Defence Force is flying some personnel and their families based in the country home.
More staffers, now aboard the Navy's newest ship as it undergoes sea trials, will set sail for New Zealand when the testing finishes on Thursday, a NZ Defence Force (NZDF) spokeswoman said.
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Read more: NZ military staff brought home from Korea as coronavirus cases spike
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The third case of COVID-19 is a New Zealand resident in his forties from Auckland.
The man's family members returned to the country after visiting Iran, but he did not travel with them.
Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield confirmed in a media briefing on Thursday that it was likely a case of "family transmission".
"There is what appears to be a clear link with travel to Iran by a close family member. Our view remains that with continued vigilance the chance of widespread community outbreak remains low," he said.
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Read more: Third COVID-19 case was transmitted via family
- Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2020/03/coronavirus-third-covid-19-case-was-transmitted-via-family.html
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Health officials are calling for restraint and calm after an Auckland family in coronavirus isolation have been subjected to "sustained and abusive bullying" on social media.
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Read more: Family of NZ woman with virus 'battered' on social media
- Article: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/front-page-top-stories/news/article.cfm?c_id=698&objectid=12313943
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No need for this... just no need.
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A Kiwi-made water-based sanitiser has tested 99.99 per cent effective against coronavirus for up to 30 days on surfaces and 24 hours on hands.
Zoono's sales increased five-fold since the Australia sharemarket listed company announced its lab tests confirmed the sanitiser was 99.99 per cent effective against the current strain of Covid-19 coronavirus, last week.
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Read more: Kiwi sanitiser Zoono tests 99.99% effective against coronavirus, sales increase five
- Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/120002857/kiwi-sanitiser-zoono-tests-9999-effective-against-coronavirus-sales-increase-fivefold
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Just wash your hands in general. If you cough, cough into your arm or hand and away from other people, basic hygiene people...
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A Wellington iwi has put restrictions on the hongi following the announcement of a second coronavirus case in New Zealand.
Taranaki Whānui’s spokesperson Kura Moeahu told TVNZ1's Te Karere that the iwi held a discussion last night about what would happen to the hongi with the arrival of the virus to New Zealand.
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Read more: Wellington iwi restricts hongi as Aotearoa records second coronavirus case
- Article: https://www.tvnz.co.nz/content/tvnz/onenews/story/2020/03/04/wellington-iwi-_restricts-hongi-in-wake-of-coronavirus.html
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A police officer crept into a fellow police officer's motel room and sexually assaulted her, a court has heard.
The 29-year-old accused appeared on Wednesday at Auckland District Court where he is on trial before Judge Evangelos Thomas and a jury.
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Read more: Cop sexually assaulted fellow officer as she slept, court hears
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The spread of COVID-19 has fuelled "another excuse for racism to rear its ugly head", says a Singaporean student who was subjected to a brutal, racially-motivated assault in London.
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- Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2020/03/coronavirus-student-from-singapore-savagely-beaten-in-racially-motivated-attack-in-london.html
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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is confident New Zealand is "equipped to deal" with COVID-19 as a second case of the virus is confirmed and two Auckland schools are on alert.
A woman in her 30s was confirmed on Wednesday as New Zealand's second case of COVID-19, or coronavirus, after she travelled to Auckland from northern Italy, where the virus is now widespread.
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