Photo / FileBy RNZDirector general of health Dr Ashley Bloomfield says a ship now bound for Brisbane is believed to be the most likely source of transmission in the latest Covid-19 case in New Zealand. The man had been working on a ship at Port of Taranaki on Wednesday, October 14. The Ministry of Health (MoH) said the risk of community transmission is low because the man had limited contact with members of the public. Dr Bloomfield told Morning Report it was unlikely the ship, now anchored in at sea awaiting clearance to dock in Napier, is the source of the transmission. Dr Bloomfield said the man had been working on the ship in New Plymouth for six hours.

Source: New Zealand Herald October 18, 2020 20:26 UTC