29 locations woman with Covid-19 visited revealed Monday, January 25, 2021 RNZ
The Ministry of Health says a probable case of Covid-19 in the community is a reminder of how tricky the virus is, as it releases a list of 29 locations the woman visited.
The latest probable case is a 56-year-old woman who was released from isolation at the Pullman Hotel in Auckland after testing negative twice during her stay.
After leaving isolation on 13 January she returned to her home in Northland, where she lives with her husband. The pair then travelled around Northland, visiting Dargaville, Mangawhai, Whangarei and Helensville in Auckland.
She is understood to have four close contacts, including her husband and people she came in contact within a retail setting.
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Bendon Outlet in Whangārei was among 30 places the woman who tested positive for Covid visited.
Photo / Adam Pearse
Bendon Outlet in Whangārei was among 30 places the woman who tested positive for Covid visited.
Photo / Adam Pearse
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Northlanders becoming blase about using the Covid tracer app have had a wake-up call after a woman from the region tested positive after twice returning negative results at a quarantine facility.
The woman, 56, lives just south of Whangārei and travelled with her husband in the southern parts of Northland, to about 30 places around Mangawhai, Dargaville and Helensville, and became symptomatic on January 15.
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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Northland farmer Derek Robinson was sentenced in the Whangārei District Court on Friday for ill-treating cattle at a rodeo. Photo / Michael Cunningham
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