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The World Health Organisation raised its global risk assessment for the new coronavirus to "very high" from "high" as some countries struggle to contain the pathogen.
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Read more: Coronavirus: WHO raises global risk to very high
- Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/119913018/coronavirus-who-raises-global-risk-to-very-high
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The confirmation of the first case of the Covid-19 coronavirus in the country means New Zealand is moving into the next phase of the pandemic response, an Otago University professor says.
Yesterday, testing confirmed New Zealand's first case of the Covid-19 coronavirus - a person in their 60s, a citizen who had recently travelled back from Iran.
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- Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/119913024/new-zealand-moving-into-next-phase-with-first-positive-covid19-coronavirus-case-expert-says
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Just Iran... no mention of Italy or any other country that has I outbreak?
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Hong Kong authorities say they have quarantined a pet dog of a coronavirus patient after its nasal and oral samples tested "weak positive" for the virus, though they added they did not yet have evidence that it can be transmitted to pets.
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Read more: Dog tests 'weak positive' for the deadly virus, put in quarantine
- Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2020/02/coronavirus-dog-tests-weak-positive-for-the-deadly-virus-put-in-quarantine.html
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There is a surge of cases of the virus outside China. Australia says it expects Covid-19 to turn into a global pandemic. We cannot afford to panic in New Zealand. But we must prepare, writes Dr Siouxsie Wiles.
Update: since publication, Coronavirus has been confirmed as having arrived in NZ. The following is a practical guide covering how we should respond to this news.
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Read more: A practical guide to dealing with the arrival of the coronavirus in New Zealand
- Article: https://thespinoff.co.nz/science/28-02-2020/seriously-dont-panic-but-we-must-get-prepared-for-the-arrival-of-coronavirus/
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Prime minister Jacinda Ardern has confirmed that a patient being tested for coronavirus has the illness. It is New Zealand's first confirmed case.
The patient - who is in their 60s - is in a stable and improving condition in hospital in Auckland, she said.
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Read more: First case of virus in New Zealand
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The person in their 60s is in Auckland Hospital in a "stable, improving condition", Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern confirmed today from Sydney.
They are a permanent resident of New Zealand, and had been in Iran and were returning home.
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A controversial bill to ban cash payments over $10,000 and impose two-year jail sentences on those caught using cash above that limit is poised to pass Federal Parliament despite bitter divisions within both major parties.
The Morrison government is set to win support from Labor to legislate the controversial crackdown, which is likely to be opposed by the entire Senate crossbench from the Greens to One Nation.
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Read more: Ban on $10,000 cash purchases set to become law despite concerns
- Article: https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/ban-on-10-000-cash-purchases-set-to-become-law-despite-concerns-20200227-p5453n.html
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Wonder how long till NZ will copy...
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The Government has announced it is stepping up it's response to the threat of coronavirus.
Travel from Iran has been temporarily banned as a slew of new cases erupt across the country.
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Read more: Government bans travel from Iran in response to coronavirus threat
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