There are no new Covid-19 cases in the community - the Government says it will be going deep into Wednesday before making a call on the status of the country's alert levels.
PM Jacinda Ardern and director general of health Dr Ashley Bloomfield this afternoon gave an update on the three Valentine's Day cases, all of which are within one family.
The Covid-19 vaccine will be given to border workers from Saturday of next week, PM Jacinda Ardern told reporters today.
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Director of Public Health Dr Caroline McElnay said the public health risk was low but the Ministry was "scratching our heads a little" on the cases linked to the Pullman Hotel. Video / Ministry of Health
Dr Ashley Bloomfield said the Covid vaccine was still due in New Zealand by the end of March, but officials were ready to start jabs sooner if the stock arrived earlier.
Medsafe has conditionally approved the Pfizer vaccine for use in New Zealand and the first Kiwis to get it will be MIQ workers and their families.
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The new case and the source of the infection were in rooms "in close proximity".
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson outlines a new lockdown for England as a new variant of Covid-19 sparks a surge of cases. Video / AP
Dr Ashley Bloomfield comments on the cases of the new UK variant that have been found in New Zealand's managed isolation facilities. Video / Ministry of Health
Baby Harper spent her first Christmas with mum Alexa in managed isolation at Christchurch's Crowne Plaza. Video / Supplied
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There are six new Covid-19 cases in managed isolation today with eight recovering taking our total number of active cases to 54. Video / Will Trafford
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Among the nine new cases, two more Pakistani cricketers tested positive but are deemed historical Covid infections. Video / Will Trafford
The squad member was one of the three cases reported as under investigation yesterday.
Further swabs were taken from Pakistan cricket team members who earlier tested negative.
A family are looking at paying close to $100,000 to bring their baby boy home.
The Air NZ staffer visited Auckland pet store, later tested positive in China.
PM Jacinda Ardern said that '2021 will be the year of vaccine' while discussing NZ's plans for a Covid-19 vaccine. Video / Mark Mitchell
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There is one new Covid-19 case in managed isolation, director general of health Ashley Bloomfield says.
There are no new cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand today. A ship bound for Brisbane is the most likely source of infection for a port worker who tested positive for Covid-19 last week.
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