New Zealand’s first case of COVID-19 has just been confirmed prime minister Jacinda Ardern confirmed New Zealand’s first case of COVID-19 coronavirus.
New Zealand becomes the 48th country to have a confirmed case of the virus.
The patient is in their 60’s and had recently returned to New Zealand from Tehran via Bali.
They arrived in Auckland on Wednesday and travelled home before their family contacted the Ministry of Health.
The patient is being treated at Auckland Hospital and is currently in isolation in a negative pressure room to prevent any spread of the disease. Their condition is said to be improving.
