COVID-19 Update - 3 March 2020 - Test Results Negative

Tuesday, 3 March 2020, 4:12 pm
Press Release: Ministry of Health

The Ministry can now confirm both COVID-19 tests referred to at today's media stand-up are negative.

The latest result came just before 4PM.

New Zealand still has one confirmed case of COVID-19 (announced 28 February 2020) - that patient is in a stable and improving condition in hospital.

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