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No new Covid-19 cases today, 1132 people have recovered

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NZ Herald,
Publish Date
Tue, 26 May 2020, 1:12PM

No new Covid-19 cases today, 1132 people have recovered

Author
NZ Herald,
Publish Date
Tue, 26 May 2020, 1:12PM

There are no new Covid-19 cases today.

Director general of health Ashley Bloomfield said there were now only 22 active cases in New Zealand.

There are no additional deaths to report, and there is one person in hospital.

There were 1841 tests conducted yesterday, taking the total number of tests to 263,156 so far.

He said New Zealand was relaxing its restrictions than other countries, including Australia, and the Government was "acutely" aware that level 2 still imposed restrictions on some businesses.

Officials were looking at what life under level 1 will look like, and that would be announced in due course.

The Government has allocated $37 million for local development of a Covid-19 vaccine and to join the international efforts.

It has also created a vaccine strategy and a taskforce to overseas its implementation.

Bloomfield said it would allow New Zealand scientists to contribute, and onshore production would be possible if that was required.

He said he was confident there was no community transmission in New Zealand.

"The border is our riskiest area and it is a critical part of the Government's overall strategy," Bloomfield said.

The fourth day in a row without new cases comes as Kiwis face four more weeks of physical distancing obligations and limits on social gatherings at alert level 2, but from Friday midday will be able to have 100 people at weddings and funerals - as well as private parties.

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