New Zealand has not recorded a single new Covid-19 case for the first time in 49 days. READ MORE:* Coronavirus: Dr Ashley Bloomfield says NZ 'hasn't eliminated or eradicated' Covid-19* Coronavirus: Total number of cases in Taranaki rises to 16* Coronavirus: Prime minister 'optimistic' as New Zealand heads to Covid-19 alert level 3While one probable case being reclassified as confirmed, it did not alter the country's overall number of Covid-19 case count which sat at 1487. The vast majority of these cases have recovered — 1276 - with the number of active cases falling below 200 for the first time in 40 days. Chris Skelton/Stuff The public has been warned not to take the lack of new Covid-19 cases for granted. Bloomfield was asked about whether the country should be moving out of Alert Level 3 sooner.

Source: Stuff May 04, 2020 00:23 UTC