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Posted by Stephen Bauman on Wed Aug 12 09:23:31 2020, in response to Auckland thrown into chaos by new lockdown over four cases (How New Zealand Got Rid of COVID-19?), posted by Olog-hai on Wed Aug 12 01:55:21 2020. The Daily Mail is being senstionalist.From the article: 'Four cases only… No need to warrant a lockdown,' one frustrated resident wrote online. 'Four cases enough to shut down 1.6 million people… welcome to the world of tyrants.' Here's why it does warrant a lockdown in part. Here are five quick answers to questions about these new cases. Who are the new cases? All four cases are members of one family from South Auckland. The first case was a person aged in their 50s who had no history of overseas travel. That person was tested twice on Monday after visiting their GP, with both results coming back positive. This person was then interviewed by health officials and all six of their family members were tested. Three were negative, but three were positive, including one woman in her 20s. Close contacts have been tested and all remain in isolation for 14 days, regardless of their test results. How far could the virus have spread? New Zealand's Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield has revealed the woman in her 20s travelled to Rotorua while symptomatic. She is one of four family members who travelled to Rotorua together. "We are working with urgency to find out what places the family may have visited while in Rotorua over the weekend," Dr Bloomfield said. "But the important thing here [is] people in Rotorua and around the country should be vigilant about their health, and seek advice if they have symptoms." Anyone who was in Rotorua — a popular tourist destination — over the weekend has been urged to get tested. Back in Auckland, three colleagues of one of the cases are symptomatic and are being tested. Those people and their families are now in isolation, and the workplace, which spans four sites across Auckland, has been shut down, with around 160 staff tested. How did this family get coronavirus? We still don't know. Health officials are working to trace the origin of the infection, and contact tracing is underway, but investigations will include looking at whether the virus was imported by freight. Dr Bloomfield said surface testing was underway in an Auckland cool store where a man from the infected family worked. "We are working hard to put together the pieces of the puzzle about how this family became infected … and to contact trace anyone who may have been in contact with them," Dr Bloomfield said. "We are testing all close and casual contacts of the people who have tested positive for COVID-19." Why did Auckland go into lockdown? According to Ms Ardern, it's all part of the NZ Government's coronavirus action plan. "We have had 102 days [without a new case] and it was easy to feel New Zealand was out of the woods," Ms Ardern said. "No country has gone as far as we did without having a resurgence and because we were the only ones, we had to plan. And we have planned." Gatherings of more than 10 people are now banned in Auckland, and people have been told to stay home from work and school. Ms Ardern urged all New Zealanders not to visit friends or family and to maintain physical distancing at all times. She said all aged care facilities would be closing their doors to everyone but staff and essential deliveries. |
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