![]() ![]() Italy is put into lockdown.ġ1 March: The WHO declares an official pandemic.ġ3 March: Auckland's Pasifika Festival is cancelled due to concerns about the virus spreading. The global number of reported cases rises to 101,927.Ĩ March: More than 100 countries have reported cases of Covid-19. He is the partner of the second case, announced on 4 March.ħ March: A fifth case is confirmed - an Auckland woman in her 40s, who is the partner of the third case. This is the first known person-to-person transmission in New Zealand.Ħ March: A fourth case of the virus is confirmed in an Auckland man in his 30s. The global death toll tops 3000.ĥ March: A third case is confirmed in Auckland in a man in his 40s whose family recently travelled from Iran. March 2020ġ March: The NZ government announces anyone who has visited northern Italy and South Korea must self-isolate for 14 days.Ĥ March: An Auckland woman in her 30s who has visited northern Italy is confirmed as being the second case of Covid-19 in New Zealand. Some supermarkets are swamped by people buying toilet paper, hand sanitiser and tinned food. The government places restrictions on people arriving from Iran.Ģ9 February: Health staff begin meeting direct flights landing at New Zealand airports from Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Singapore and Thailand. February 2020Ģ8 February: New Zealand reports its first case of Covid-19, in a person in their 60s who has travelled to Auckland from Iran. But as cases in Wuhan started to decline, the virus started to explode worldwide, hitting Iran, South Korea and Italy hard, and New Zealand was not immune.ĬOVID-19 Alert System Timeline - Rest of New Zealand Chart: Graphic:RNZ/Vinay RanchhodĪs at 24 March, 2021 New Zealand has recorded 2468 probable and confirmed cases and 26 deaths. In early February, 2020 New Zealand brought in entry restrictions on foreign nationals travelling here from, or transiting through, mainland China. The new type of coronavirus is identified and isolated by Chinese authorities on 7 January, as the virus quickly spread into Thailand, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, and the United States.īy late January, 2020 the global number of cases rose to nearly 2800 and the death toll reached 80. The coronavirus first appeared in China in late 2019, just a few short months before it made its way to New Zealand. One year later and the country is still dealing with its effects. While a historic case was later classified as New Zealand's first Covid case - as they had reported having symptoms on arrival on 21 February - the first case of Covid-19 in New Zealand was reported on 28 February 2020. The risk of severe COVID-19 remains greater than the risk of vaccine side effects.COVID-19 Alert System Timeline - Auckland only Chart: Graphic:RNZ/Vinay Ranchhod Data from the United States indicated about 40 cases of myocarditis per million second doses among males, with a lower risk among females. ![]() Concerns about side effects of vaccines against COVID-19 surfaced again in July when a WHO committee identified “ a likely causal association” between myocarditis and mRNA vaccines, although such cases were rare. After a review, the European Medicines Agency concluded that the ChAdOx1 vaccine is “safe and effective,” which allowed the European distribution of the vaccine to resume. Further research found that ChAdOx1 can in rare cases cause immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia, but that the risk of thrombosis is greater from COVID-19. On 11 March, Denmark, Norway and Iceland suspended use of the ChAdOx1 vaccine (Oxford–AstraZeneca) as a precaution, due to concerns that it may increase the risk of blood clots. All medical interventions come with side effects, and vaccines are no exception. ![]()
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