Health officials are testing 150 people who are close contacts of a Dunedin student who tested positive for coronavirus. While the Ministry of Education has not yet collected data on absenteeism for the first term, schools are noticing an increase in students not attending. THE OUTLOOK FOR SOMEDAY An increasing number of Newmarket Primary School students are being kept away by parents because of the threat of Covid-19"It's never been so clean," she said. Dr Kofoed was around when SARS threatened the country, so systems, committees and infrastructure has been established to support students studying from home. He said when students are recovering from illness, they are taking an extra few days to ensure they are recovered.

Source: Stuff March 18, 2020 22:52 UTC