The government places restrictions on people arriving from Iran.Ģ9 February: Health staff begin meeting direct flights landing at New Zealand airports from Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Singapore and Thailand. February 2020Ģ8 February: New Zealand reports its first case of Covid-19, in a person in their 60s who has travelled to Auckland from Iran. But as cases in Wuhan started to decline, the virus started to explode worldwide, hitting Iran, South Korea and Italy hard, and New Zealand was not immune.ĬOVID-19 Alert System Timeline - Rest of New Zealand Chart: Graphic:RNZ/Vinay RanchhodĪs at 24 March, 2021 New Zealand has recorded 2468 probable and confirmed cases and 26 deaths. In early February, 2020 New Zealand brought in entry restrictions on foreign nationals travelling here from, or transiting through, mainland China. The new type of coronavirus is identified and isolated by Chinese authorities on 7 January, as the virus quickly spread into Thailand, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, and the United States.īy late January, 2020 the global number of cases rose to nearly 2800 and the death toll reached 80. The coronavirus first appeared in China in late 2019, just a few short months before it made its way to New Zealand.
One year later and the country is still dealing with its effects. While a historic case was later classified as New Zealand's first Covid case - as they had reported having symptoms on arrival on 21 February - the first case of Covid-19 in New Zealand was reported on 28 February 2020.
COVID-19 Alert System Timeline - Auckland only Chart: Graphic:RNZ/Vinay Ranchhod
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