Yesterday we were advised that there were no new cases of COVID-19 to report. ​ The number of active cases in New Zealand remains at 22. All active cases have recently returned from overseas and are in managed isolation facilities. There have been no cases of community transmission.​ One person remains in Auckland City Hospital in a stable condition on a ward.​ Our total number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 remains at 1,178. Yesterday our laboratories completed 4,530 tests, we have now surpassed over 400,000 tests. 402,000 tests have been processed since February. ​ This includes testing at managed isolation facilities and community-based testing across the country. ​Worldwide the number of cases continue to increase.

​It is important to continue to remain vigilant around keeping safe and clean, staying home if you are feeling unwell and keeping track of where you have been throughout the day.
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Yesterday there are two new cases of COVID-19 to report. This brings the total number of active cases to 9. All nine of these cases are in managed isolation, where they will remain for the next two weeks. This brings our total number of confirmed cases to 1,163. There are no additional deaths to report. The issues around COVID-19 coming through the borders has always been a risk and processes are now strenuous regarding border control. Many of those returning through our borders are New Zealand citizens returning home. The Prime Minister announced yesterday the tightening of COVID-19 border controls including extending bans on cruise ships and  compulsory managed isolation for everyone entering the country.

It is important to continue to remain vigilant around keeping safe and clean, staying home if you are feeling unwell and keeping track of where you have been throughout the day.

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It has now been 24 days since the last new case was reported in New Zealand, and again there are no active cases.⁣ The total number of confirmed cases remains at 1,154. There are no additional deaths to report.⁣ There is no one in New Zealand receiving hospital-level care for COVID-19.⁣ The total number of tests completed to date has surpassed 300,000. Another significant cluster has closed, bringing the total number of significant clusters closed to 10

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We have reached a huge Milestone whanau!  Alert Level 1 sees everyone being able to return without restriction to work, school, sports and domestic travel, and you can get together with as many people as you want.
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Controls at the borders remain for those entering New Zealand, including health screening and testing for all arrivals, and mandatory 14-day managed quarantine or isolation.
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It’s also important that we keep the basic hygiene measures that worked so well through higher Alert Levels going. These include washing your hands and coughing or sneezing into your elbow. Remember to remain vigilant and being aware of physical distancing when out and about amongst strangers is a good habit to keep.

It is now 17 days since the last new Covid-19 case was reported in New Zealand.⁣ The total number of confirmed cases remains at 1,154. There are no additional deaths to report.⁣ There is no one in New Zealand receiving hospital-level care for COVID-19.⁣ The total number of tests completed to date is 294,848.⁣  Yesterday the Ministry of Health was very pleased to report no active cases of COVID-19 in New Zealand.

Yesterday for the 5th consecutive day there were no new cases of COVID-19 in New Zealand. Our total number of confirmed cases remains the same at 1154 and the total number of confirmed and probable cases is 1504. The total of recovered cases is now 1462 and there are just 21 remaining active cases of COVID-19. There is nobody in hospital with COVID-19, following the discharge of a person from Middlemore hospital. The total number of tests completed is now 267,435. The NZ COVID Tracer app has now recorded 422,000 registrations, an increase of 17,000 since yesterday.

On Friday at midday, the limit of people who can gather together will increase to 100. The new limit applies to gatherings at your home, like family reunions, and events outside of home and public venues – including church services, weddings, funerals and tangihanga.
From Friday, people of faith will be able to gather in their places of worship, cultural communities can join together, and couples can continue planning their special day.
When holding a gathering, play it safe — maintain hygiene standards and keep good contact tracing records.
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There are no new cases of COVID-19 to report yesterday. Combined total of confirmed and probable cases remains at 1,504. ⁣ There is no change to the number of recovered cases which remain at 1,456. This represents 97% of all confirmed and probable cases.⁣ There remains one person receiving hospital-level care for COVID-19; they are in Middlemore and are not in ICU. ⁣Yesterday, laboratories completed 2,163 tests, bringing the total number of tests completed to date to 261,315. We remain at Level 2, however no later than 22 June 2020 the country will move down to Alert Level 1. 

The Government has announced an increase to the number of people who can gather together at Alert Level 2. From 12 noon Friday 29 May, gatherings can be held with up to 100 people. The new limit applies to gatherings at your home, events outside of home and public venues – including church services, weddings and funerals and tangihanga.

When holding a gathering, play it safe – maintain hygiene standards and meet existing record-keeping requirements for contact tracing.

Community sports will also be able to operate easier, and sporting codes will be working on further guidance with Sport NZ.

There are no confirmed or probable COVID-19 cases today and therefore the total number of cases for Northland remains at 28. This brings the total number of cases 1,503 of which 1,447 have recovered, which equates to 96%. The total number of tests completed to date is 238,725. Gatherings are still limited to 10 people with tangihanga restricted to 50. The government will continue to review these restrictions every two weeks and lift them if it is safe to do so. The next review is on Monday, 25 May 2020. 
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There were no confirmed or probable COVID-19 cases yesterday and therefore the total number of cases for Northland remains at 28. This brings the total number of cases 1,499 of which 1,149 have recovered, which equates to 96%. The total number of tests completed to date is 230,718 with 2,570 lab tests yesterday. There were 350 level 2 reported breaches per day reported to Police, with 700 related to businesses and 250 to mass gatherings. 

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