Rotorua Daily Post
  • Rotorua Daily Post home
  • Latest news
  • Business
  • Opinion
  • Lifestyle
  • Property
  • Sport
  • Video
  • Death notices
  • Classifieds

Subscriptions

  • Herald Premium
  • Viva Premium
  • The Listener
  • BusinessDesk

Sections

  • Latest news
  • On The Up
  • Business
  • Opinion
  • Lifestyle
    • All Lifestyle
    • Residential property listings
  • Property
    • All Property
    • Dairy farming
    • Sheep & beef farming
    • Horticulture
    • Animal health
    • Rural business
    • Rural life
    • Rural technology
  • Rural
  • Sport

Locations

  • Tauranga
  • Te Puke
  • Whakatāne
  • Rotorua
  • Tokoroa
  • Taupō & Tūrangi

Media

  • Video
  • Photo galleries
  • Today's Paper - E-Editions
  • Photo sales

Weather

  • Rotorua
  • Tauranga
  • Whakatāne
  • Tokoroa
  • Taupō

NZME Network

  • Advertise with NZME
  • OneRoof
  • Driven Car Guide
  • BusinessDesk
  • Newstalk ZB
  • Sunlive
  • ZM
  • The Hits
  • Coast
  • Radio Hauraki
  • The Alternative Commentary Collective
  • Gold
  • Flava
  • iHeart Radio
  • Hokonui
  • Radio Wanaka
  • iHeartCountry New Zealand
  • Restaurant Hub
  • NZME Events

SubscribeSign In
Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.
Home / Rotorua Daily Post

Taupō resident tests positive for coronavirus after being in London

Rotorua Daily Post
21 Mar, 2020 01:29 AM2 mins to read

Subscribe to listen

Access to Herald Premium articles require a Premium subscription. Subscribe now to listen.
Already a subscriber?  Sign in here

Listening to articles is free for open-access content—explore other articles or learn more about text-to-speech.
‌
Save

    Share this article

A Taupō resident has tested positive for Covid-19. Photo / File

A Taupō resident has tested positive for Covid-19. Photo / File

A Taupō resident tests positive for Covid-19 after recently returning to New Zealand from London.

The man in 50s flew from Dubai to Auckland on March 10 on flight EK0448.

In a statement, Toi Te Ora Public Health said the man rang ahead to a local GP Practice and arrangements were made for him to be seen and tested.

Medical officer of health Dr Phil Shoemack said a thorough follow-up of the close-contacts would help "at least delay the chance of the virus spreading in the local community".

"We want to find cases so we can trace and isolate close contacts and prevent spread in our community."

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.
Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

Shoemack acknowledged the work of the health unti, the general practice team, and local laboratories for their work in promptly assessing, testing and following up the patient and their close contacts.

Lakes DHB has set up a Community Based Assessment Centre (CBAC) and another will open in Taupō on Monday.

Shoemack said the most effective way to prevent community spread was by breaking the chains of transmission through tests and isolation.

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.
VirusFacts2
VirusFacts2

"All of us have a role to play in stopping further spread. This is critical to New Zealand's response to Covid-19," Shoemack said.

Practising good infection prevention and hygiene was the best way to protect yourself.

The symptoms of Covid-19 include a cough, a high temperature of at least 38°C, and shortness of breath.

If you have these symptoms and have recently been overseas or have been in close contact with someone confirmed with coronavirus, free-phone Healthline on 0800 358 5453 or call your doctor immediately.

Discover more

Generous gift for struggling motel 'a beautiful thing'

20 Mar 05:59 PM

School's coronavirus tests come back clear

20 Mar 08:25 PM

Tokoroa to get coronavirus assessment centre

20 Mar 08:17 PM

Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi moves to online learning

21 Mar 08:57 PM

Do not turn up to a health or medical centre without phoning first.

PREVENTION - practice good hygiene by:

• Cover coughs and sneezes with disposable tissues.
• Wash hands for at least 20 seconds with water and soap, and dry them thoroughly:
- before eating or handing food
- after using the toilet
- after coughing, sneezing, blowing your nose or wiping children's noses
- after caring for sick people.

Save

    Share this article

Latest from Rotorua Daily Post

Rotorua Daily Post

Man admits having $20k of stolen goods in mysterious arson case

04 Jul 06:00 PM
Rotorua Daily Post

Farmer's harrowing hours crushed beneath tractor

04 Jul 02:00 AM
Rotorua Daily Post

Farmer's harrowing hours crushed beneath tractor

There’s more to Hawai‘i than beaches and buffets – here’s how to see it differently

sponsored
Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

Latest from Rotorua Daily Post

Man admits having $20k of stolen goods in mysterious arson case

Man admits having $20k of stolen goods in mysterious arson case

04 Jul 06:00 PM

William Tidd tried to sell the stolen items hours after the incident.

Farmer's harrowing hours crushed beneath tractor

Farmer's harrowing hours crushed beneath tractor

04 Jul 02:00 AM
Farmer's harrowing hours crushed beneath tractor

Farmer's harrowing hours crushed beneath tractor

'Social dysfunction at its worst': Two people sentenced over Rotorua teen prostitution ring

'Social dysfunction at its worst': Two people sentenced over Rotorua teen prostitution ring

04 Jul 01:08 AM
From early mornings to easy living
sponsored

From early mornings to easy living

NZ Herald
  • About NZ Herald
  • Meet the journalists
  • Newsletters
  • Classifieds
  • Help & support
  • Contact us
  • House rules
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of use
  • Competition terms & conditions
  • Our use of AI
Subscriber Services
  • Rotorua Daily Post e-edition
  • Manage your print subscription
  • Manage your digital subscription
  • Subscribe to Herald Premium
  • Subscribe to the Rotorua Daily Post
  • Gift a subscription
  • Subscriber FAQs
  • Subscription terms & conditions
  • Promotions and subscriber benefits
NZME Network
  • Rotorua Daily Post
  • The New Zealand Herald
  • The Northland Age
  • The Northern Advocate
  • Waikato Herald
  • Bay of Plenty Times
  • Hawke's Bay Today
  • Whanganui Chronicle
  • Viva
  • NZ Listener
  • Newstalk ZB
  • BusinessDesk
  • OneRoof
  • Driven Car Guide
  • iHeart Radio
  • Restaurant Hub
NZME
  • About NZME
  • NZME careers
  • Advertise with NZME
  • Digital self-service advertising
  • Book your classified ad
  • Photo sales
  • NZME Events
  • © Copyright 2025 NZME Publishing Limited
TOP