Author: Sam Sherwood

A tourist faces deportation a day after arriving in Christchurch with no clear plans to self-isolate as New Zealand tries to halt the spread of coronavirus.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/coronavirus/120344713/coronavirus-tourist-to-be-deported-from-nz-for-having-no-plans-to-selfisolate
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Author: Mandy Te

Eleven people have now tested positive for coronavirus in New Zealand.

The Ministry of Health's director-general of health Dr Ashley Bloomfield confirmed three new cases of Covid-19 had been diagnosed on Tuesday.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/coronavirus/120336762/live-ministry-of-health-coronavirus-press-conference
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Author: James Fyfe & Perry Wilton

A public health expert believes the Government needs to do even more to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

On Monday, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced that public gatherings of 500 people or more would be banned. But Professor Michael Baker, of Otago University's department of public health, says that move does not go far enough.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2020/03/coronavirus-public-health-expert-urges-govt-to-go-even-further-close-schools-stop-public-transport.html
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Author: Patrick Gower

OPINION: These are scary times - it is truly frightening.

But we have to keep smiling. It is actually a great day to be a Kiwi.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2020/03/patrick-gower-smile-kiwis-we-can-beat-coronavirus.html
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Author: Angela Dewan

A woman at an Australian supermarket allegedly pulls a knife on a man in a confrontation over toilet paper. A Singaporean student of Chinese ethnicity is beaten up on the streets of London and left with a fractured face. Protesters on the Indian Ocean island of Reunion welcome cruise passengers by hurling abuse and rocks at them.

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Health authorities are assessing two people who arrived at Wellington Airport on Monday with "flu like symptoms", sparking concerns the passengers may have coronavirus.  

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/coronavirus/120322832/two-people-being-assessed--for-coronavirus-after-arriving-at-wellington-airport
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Author: Vita Molyneux

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says she has "zero tolerance" for anyone who is not self-isolating after entering New Zealand.

Border restrictions introduced last week to control the spread of COVID-19 require anyone who enters New Zealand to isolate themselves for 14 days. The only exception to this rule is people arriving from the Pacific islands. 

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2020/03/prime-minister-jacinda-ardern-s-harsh-zero-tolerance-message-to-tourists-refusing-to-self-isolate.html
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Kiwis are incensed after a number of European backpackers told Newshub they would flout New Zealand's self-isolation rules and travel normally throughout the country, despite the threat of coronavirus.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2020/03/coronavirus-kiwis-react-with-rage-to-foreigners-refusing-to-self-isolate.html
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