The Batch Cafe barista Grace Holland and co-owner Gareth Hamilton will continue to provide a caffeine fix to the Invercargill community after being given the all-clear from the Ministry of Health. Photo: Abbey PalmerAn Invercargill cafe in a building identified as a source of Covid-19 is reassuring its customers it has been given the green light by health officials to remain open. The community hot-spot co-owner Kate French said the person affected was a valued customer and had visited its premises briefly on Monday and Tuesday. ‘‘The Ministry of Health [MOH] rung us yesterday and the advice we were given was to remain open. ‘‘Without creating hysteria it’s about being more careful and thinking about what we can do to ease the stress of the community, it’s multi-faceted.’’- abbey.palmer@odt.co.nz

Source: Otago Daily Times March 19, 2020 00:11 UTC