Tens of businesses across Northland are shutting up shop today after news of a Covid-19 exposure 25 January 2021
The 56-year-old woman who tested positive, visited 30 locations from January 14 to the 22nd.
Many locations the woman visited are closing for a few days for deep cleaning and to ensure staff are well.
The South Head General Store west of Helensville, Kaiwaka s Eutopia Cafe, and Matakohe s Kauri Museum and Gumdiggers Cafe, are some which have posted on social media to let customers know.
Even the Te Awamutu Space Centre has made the decision to close - after the manager was exposed while holidaying in Northland.
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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has urged Kiwis to be kind to each other, after the announcement that there is a new case of Covid-19 in the community.
A 56-year-old woman from Northland tested positive for Covid-19, after spending two weeks in managed isolation in Auckland.
She twice tested negative for the virus while in MIQ at Auckland s Pullman Hotel and left the facility on January 13, developed mild symptoms on January 15, and got tested on January 22 after her condition deteriorated.
Before developing symptoms and testing positive, she travelled around southern Northland. The list of locations she visited was released Sunday evening.
Covid 19 coronavirus: Northland businesses nervous wait
24 Jan, 2021 05:40 PM
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Focus Live: Health officials reveal more information about a probable community case of Covid-19 in Northland.
Focus Live: Health officials reveal more information about a probable community case of Covid-19 in Northland.
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Northland businesses are anxiously waiting to hear whether a community outbreak of Covid results from a woman who has tested positive for the virus travelling widely in the region.
The Northland Chamber of Commerce predicted hundreds of staff won t come into work today after the 56-year-old woman visited about 30 locations across lower Northland and north Auckland.
Footbridges in Kaiwaka approved
Two footbridges will be built on the western side of State Highway One in Kaiwaka.
The work will be funded with a $750,000 grant from the Provincial Growth Fund (PGF), announced in July. Kaipara District Council signed a contract with MBIE in November.
One footbridge will cross the Kaiwaka River, connecting Oneriri Road with the Eutopia Café and the Cheese Shop to the north. It will provide access to an existing underpass, giving pedestrians a safer route from the shops at the south-west of the town to the Four Square and library at the north-east end of the town.