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There are 36 new cases of coronavirus in New Zealand, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 102.
Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield updated the number of confirmed cases at a press conference on Monday.
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Health officials have announced another 36 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in New Zealand, bringing the total to 102.
Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield made the announcement at 12:30pm on Monday.
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The Prime Minister's former chief science advisor has called for an "extreme shutdown" amid New Zealand's escalating COVID-19 outbreak.
Sir Peter Gluckman, who served as the inaugural Chief Science Advisor to the Prime Minister of New Zealand from 2009 to 2018, claimed a nationwide lockdown would be "the best thing New Zealand could do" in a tweet on Monday.
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The World Health Organization is considering “airborne precautions” for medical staff after a new study showed the coronavirus can survive in the air in some settings.
The virus is transmitted through droplets, or little bits of liquid, mostly through sneezing or coughing, Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove, head of WHO’s emerging diseases and zoonosis unit, told reporters during a virtual news conference on Monday. “When you do an aerosol-generating procedure like in a medical care facility, you have the possibility to what we call aerosolize these particles, which means they can stay in the air a little bit longer.”
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Police commissioner Mike Bush says anyone failing to comply with Government orders around COVID-19 will face the full weight of the law.
Bush will lead the Government's operational response to COVID-19. He says authorities have "numerous powers" to make sure people follow orders put in place to stem the spread of the virus.
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New Zealand health workers are clashing over a petition started by a Wellington urgent care physician which calls for a mandatory nationwide lockdown.
Over 3000 people have signed a petition to Jacinda Ardern started by Dr Kelvin Ward, who says New Zealand needs to go to level 4 alert now to prevent the overrun of our health system and "countless unnecessary deaths".
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Scientists warn the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus can survive for extended periods of time on surfaces - and one sick person in your house could infect you all.
However experts say the coronavirus can be killed pretty easily if you know what you're doing, and with some sensible precautions and common household products you can stay safe.
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Read more: How to properly clean and disinfect to kill COVID-19
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What we so often see in difficult times is common sense suspended.
Panic buying, people inexplicably continuing to take cruises, symptomatic people jumping on flights and then visiting cafes.
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- Article: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/opinion/news/article.cfm?c_id=466&objectid=12317212
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