ISSUE
Friday, August 15, 2025
Volume 16 . Issue 72
Dr Ashley Bloomfield confirmed another day with no new cases in the last 24 hours. The total number of confirmed cases remains 1147 as reported to the WHO.
Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield said 94 per cent of all cases in this country have now recovered. 1402 people have recovered from COVID-19, an increase of 12 since yesterday.
There are still two people in the hospital and none in ICU.
New Zealand is moving into a phased alert level 2 this week, with retail, malls, cafes, restaurants, cinemas and other public spaces including playgrounds and gyms able to reopen tomorrow.
Schools will return to normal classes from Monday 18 May, while bars will have to wait until Thursday 21 May to reopen.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said today discussions were underway with church leaders, funeral directors, and iwi leaders to see if they could find a way to satisfy the legitimate health concerns.
She said while there will still be restrictions, she was confident there will be a positive resolution.
Ardern said the Health Minister will have more details before the end of the day.
Dr Ashley Bloomfield confirmed another day with no new cases in the last 24 hours. The total number of confirmed cases remains 1147 as reported to the WHO.
Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield said 94 per cent of all cases in this country have now recovered. 1402 people have recovered...
Dr Ashley Bloomfield confirmed another day with no new cases in the last 24 hours. The total number of confirmed cases remains 1147 as reported to the WHO.
Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield said 94 per cent of all cases in this country have now recovered. 1402 people have recovered from COVID-19, an increase of 12 since yesterday.
There are still two people in the hospital and none in ICU.
New Zealand is moving into a phased alert level 2 this week, with retail, malls, cafes, restaurants, cinemas and other public spaces including playgrounds and gyms able to reopen tomorrow.
Schools will return to normal classes from Monday 18 May, while bars will have to wait until Thursday 21 May to reopen.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said today discussions were underway with church leaders, funeral directors, and iwi leaders to see if they could find a way to satisfy the legitimate health concerns.
She said while there will still be restrictions, she was confident there will be a positive resolution.
Ardern said the Health Minister will have more details before the end of the day.
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