NZ 2019-nCov news

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Prime Ministers update on 2019-nCov (new coronavirus)

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/...or-coronavirus

 

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New Zealand will partner with Australia to get stranded Kiwis out of Wuhan
https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/austr...er-all-travel-to-china-as-coronavirus-spreads

 

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Coronavirus halts New Zealand rock lobster exports to China
https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/119115867/the-coronavirus-has-halted-new-zealand-rock-lobster-exports-to-china

 

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Staff too overworked to clean eye testing equipment at AA (Automobile Association)

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12304099

 

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Kiwis evacuated from Wuhan will not be quarantined on Christmas Island. Winston Peters couldn't yet say where evacuees coming to New Zealand were likely to be quarantined. https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/11...e-quarantined-on-christmas-island-peters-says

 

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Farmers are worried about the impact of the coronavirus after Silver Fern Farms talked of reducing meat processing because of cold storage shortages.

In an email to suppliers on Tuesday the company warned that congestion at Chinese ports caused by the health emergency had put considerable pressure on New Zealand cold storage space.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/11...ssing-as-cool-stores-fill-with-export-product

 

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Christine Rovoi, RNZ Pacific Journalist
Travel restrictions imposed by Samoa's government amid the deadly global outbreak of coronavirus are having an impact on those planning to visit from New Zealand.

Although Samoa has not recorded a case, travellers are required to get a medical clearance at least three days before their arrival in Apia to confirm they are free of any infectious diseases. https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/...ing-travellers

 

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The government has announced it's chartering an Air New Zealand plane to evacuate New Zealanders

We encourage all New Zealanders in the Hubei region to register on Safetravel and ensure all their details are accurate and up to date.

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/408500/air-nz-plane-chartered-to-evacuate-citizens-from-wuhan

 

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New Zealand health authorities say there has not been anyone who has met the definition of a suspected case of coronavirus in this country, but they are expecting a case and are prepared for it.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/408489/coronavirus-latest-we-re-expecting-we-will-get-a-case

 

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Q&A: How coronavirus will affect travel and business insurance https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/prog...rus-will-affect-travel-and-business-insurance

 

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The Pacific Islands Forum says there are no arrangements in place to evacuate Pacific students studying in China under its scholarship programme.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/wuhan-co...students-not-being-evacuated-from-china-forum

 

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The Southern Institute of Technology is putting its students arriving from Wuhan in China into isolation in an accommodation unit. SIT chief executive Penny Simmonds said: "We have had, or are expecting within a few days six or seven students arriving or returning from Wuhan.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/he...od-down-from-southern-institute-of-technology

 

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Auckland suburb cancels Chinese New Year festival https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/he...e-new-year-festival-amid-coronavirus-concerns

 

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Video: Ministry of Health urging people in NZ who have visited epicentre of China coronavirus to self-isolate
"People who have visited the Hubei province and come to New Zealand in the last 14 days they should self-isolate, what this means is they should not go to places where they are going to be in contact with other people,"
https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new...ited-epicentre-china-coronavirus-self-isolate

 

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Individuals from China who are currently in New Zealand on a visitor visa are able to apply for a further visitor visa, which will be assessed on a case by case basis against immigration instructions, taking into account the current coronavirus outbreak," Jeannie Melville, INZ acting general manager of border and visa operations, told RNZ in a statement.

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/...ing-worked-out

 

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Passengers who get on the Air New Zealand evacuation flight from Wuhan will be charged $500

The ministry says New Zealanders, Pacific Islanders and Australians will be eligible to take the flight, but must have the correct documentation and pass the health assessments.

Permanent New Zealand residents who are also Chinese citizens may not be allowed on the flight.

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/...be-charged-500

 

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Some Chinese students are being rejected by their homestays in New Zealand over fears about the deadly coronavirus

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national...s-rejecting-chinese-students-over-virus-fears

 

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The Government confirmed testing for the coronavirus could now be done in New Zealand, with ESR saying it could provide results within 24 hours.

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12305061

 

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Profiteering off coronavirus fear: Auckland pharmacy sells face masks for $30 each. Staff told the Weekend Herald they've had to sell the masks for $30 because their supplier upped their prices.

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12304960

 

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Video about future evacuation of New Zealanders, Pacific Islanders and Australians from Wuhan

https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-...an-charged-500