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- Everyone must now stay home, except those providing essential services.
- Only make physical contact with those that you live with.
Government COVID-19 Response Briefing
The All of Government COVID-19 National Response will provide an update at 1.00 pm today.
Speakers:
- John Ombler, All of Government Controller – update on Covid-19 national response
- Sarah Stuart-Black, Director of Civil Defence Emergency Management – health update
Update on Covid-19 National Response
- Day off for Ashley Bloomfield
- Most people following rules
- Some people are congregating
- Don’t swim or surf
- Talk to those non-complying
- If still no compliance call Police on 105
- Some people playing touch rugby or frisbee in public parks
- Don’t travel to baches
- Don’t touch surfaces where other people have touched them
- You can’t fly, drive, bus or train out of town
- Red Cross assisting those in quarantine in Hotels
- In regards to businesses in Canterbury declaring themselves as essential, Ombler said if people see ongoing flouting of the rules they should phone 105.
- People arriving from international flights will be helped home domestically where they will remain in self-isolation.
Ministry of Health Update:
- 83 new cases
- 78 new confirmed cases, 5 probable
- 50 recovered
- 12 in hospital. 6 stable, Two people in hospital are in ICU units, one is on a ventilator.
- Average of 1613 tests each day
- Total of 451 total cases
- Abuse on social media against people with COVID-19
- Most cases still linked to overseas travel.
- Several cases within Air NZ staff and the company will be providing a statement this afternoon.
- 5 clusters in NZ – Marists College, the Hereford Conference, the Ruby Princess cruise ship, a wedding in Wellington and a recent trip to New York.
COVID-19 – current cases
Last updated 1:30 pm, 28 March 2020.
We’ll be updating this page as new information is available.
Summary
| Total to date | New in last 24 hours | |
|---|---|---|
| Number of confirmed cases in New Zealand | 416 | 78 |
| Number of probable cases | 35 | 5 |
| Number of confirmed and probable cases | 451 | 83 |
| Number of cases in hospital | 12 (22 total to date) | – |
| Number of recovered cases | 50 | 13 |
View full details of the confirmed cases.
View details of significant COVID-19 clusters.
Total cases by DHB
As at 9.00 am, 28 March 2020
View full details of the confirmed cases.
| DHB | Total cases |
|---|---|
| Auckland | 64 |
| Bay of Plenty | 10 |
| Canterbury | 40 |
| Capital and Coast | 45 |
| Counties Manukau | 33 |
| Hawke’s Bay | 11 |
| Hutt Valley | 13 |
| Lakes | 8 |
| MidCentral | 10 |
| Nelson Marlborough | 18 |
| Northland | 6 |
| South Canterbury | 3 |
| Southern | 59 |
| Tair?whiti | 1 |
| Taranaki | 8 |
| Waikato | 58 |
| Wairarapa | 5 |
| Waitemata | 54 |
| West Coast | 2 |
| Whanganui | 3 |
| Total | 368 |
Total Cases by Age and Gender
